Glasgow Central fire

[plasmahal]

 

[Gray2233]

There's a guy on the beeb who said helped to try and put the fire out & they had to go next door to Subway to borrow a fire extinguisher.

I thought it was a legal requirement for extinguishers in a retail location , laughable that a vape shop wouldn't have any. Guess when your busy money laundering, you don't have time for Health and Safety.

Unfortunately it appears to have been a water based extinguisher and probably made the problem worse, there's footage of him using it and then a massive flare up.

Water + lithium batteries do not mix, pretty sure it literally makes them explode.

 

[Dis86]

There is a LOT that the govt chooses to look the other way - London properties for ex.

Follow the money.

 

[Dis86]

Unfortunately it appears to have been a water based extinguisher and probably made the problem worse, there's footage of him using it and then a massive flare up.

Water + lithium batteries do not mix, pretty sure it literally makes them explode.

Best thing is sand. We keep fire resistant boxes on our sites so at the first sight of a lithium battery going up, if its safe to do so we chuck it in the box and get the box to a safe location.

 

[the shadow]

 

[Richie]

Apparently the person in the shop had an "adapter charging system - full of chargers - and that's where the fire was." - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd70wdxrrn4o

Sounds more like he had a multi-socket extension lead and had multiple devices all charging from it at the same time.

 

[ColdAsIce]

Council failing really. What fire checks were passed? What procedures were in place for an electrical fire?

Happy to take the business fees and leave them to it as per all the pop up Turkish barbers on the high street. Definitely enough business for them all ;/