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6. In case of fire
06. IN CASE OF FIRE
!
IMPORTANT
• Battery fires can take a long time to fully
extinguish. This means that the battery
might start burning again even after a fire
seemingly have been extinguished.
•
Never assume that the
battery has cooled down or
IR
that it no longer poses a
threat of a new fire
emerging. Always take proper actions to
make sure that the battery is cooled down
completely, i.e. by use of heat camera or
some other (equivalently suitable) tool to
determine the status of the battery heat
level.
• Smoke and/or steam, among other irregu-
larities, may indicate that the battery is still
heating somewhere.
• Turning, tipping or lifting the vehicle can
cause a re-ignition of the traction battery.
Always inform the next responder of the
risk of the battery re-igniting, and what to
do in such event.
The traction battery needs to be monitored until
it has been determined to be completely cooled,
before leaving an accident and/or releasing the
vehicle to second line responders, such as law en-
forcement and/or towing personnel.
WARNING
When the vehicle has been subject of a fire,
submersion or collision that in any way have
compromised the integrity of the traction
battery, the vehicle should be stored in an
area secured from any exposure.
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