I guess it depends on what burns. Water is conductive, so you might not want to use it to put out an electrical fire because of the risk of electrocution.
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corvi@lemm.ee 1 month agoIt’s a situation of just enough knowledge, I think. It’s true that water won’t put out an EV battery fire, but it will cool it down and prevent the fire from spreading.
Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
entwine413@lemm.ee 1 month ago
A lithium battery fire is a chemical fire, not an electrical one. There’s pretty much a zero percent chance of getting electrocuted putting one out with water.
entwine413@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Well, it will put out the fire, but it does it by cooling the battery down so the reaction stops (like you said)