Luton airport...

[Diddums]

Well, that's the next 15 years of Youtube restorations sorted then.

 

[~Divine~Wind~]

The EV crowd getting all sensitive

I came in here to see if it was an EV that's caused this haha

 

[Slam62]

Diesel innit, hate diesel’s

 

[tom_e]

EV batteries by my understanding are generally pretty hardy things unless somethings gone wrong inside them or they've been severely physically damaged so having the car around them set alight would generally do nothing other than leave a burnt out shell and a relatively happy battery.

 

[SupraWez]

Ouch on the insurance, an airport multi-storey carpark, the cars and all the flights that have been cancelled

 

[delta0]

Oh ok then that’s good err what do they do that’s different L

They all bought EVs
Such a different mentality to new technology out there.

 

[Mr Jack]

Damn. That's pretty conclusive.

If it's footage of the actual event, yeah it is, but it wouldn't be the first time we've seen old footage misrepresented at times like this.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

I came in here to see if it was an EV that's caused this haha

Looks like we might be able to blame those dirty diesel cars this time.

 

[StriderX]

Bit revealing though that all you need is one car having an 'accident' to shut down an entire airport, I'm sure that won't be exploited in the future.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Why?

Because batteries don't spill their combustible fluids over the floor when they catch fire.

 

[majestyk]

Yeah I had that a few years ago at Stanstead, parking the car was more expensive than the flights to Germany. Complete rip off.

Just sidestepped the Venus flytrap that is Gatwick parking.
Tip: If you are meeting or seeing off people at Gatwick, you can avoid the fees; 2 hours free at the Long Term Park - free bus to terminal.
But overstay by 1 min, and you will be stung £30.

 

[Minstadave]

Lots of people saying that looks nothing like the Luton car park.

Looks like it to me, was there a few weeks ago and the green paths look right.

 

[Colonel_Klinck]

Lithium batteries produce their own oxygen, they self oxidise as part of the chemical reaction when they go bad, makes them so difficult to extinguish and they can start burning again days later. That and the enormous amounts of heat they produce when they do burn.

 

[Mercenary Keyboard Warrior]

This was the container for controlling Ev fires I was referring to, although i am sure I read about the one thats using inert gas already

Container puts out inextinguishable fires in electric cars - CFPA Europe

The lithium-ion batteries in electric and hybrid cars present a challenge […]

cfpa-e.eu

 

[delta0]

This was the container for controlling Ev fires I was referring to, although i am sure I read about the one thats using inter gas already

Container puts out inextinguishable fires in electric cars - CFPA Europe

The lithium-ion batteries in electric and hybrid cars present a challenge […]

cfpa-e.eu

They are likely to switch to blankets which are made from materials like quartz. Very easy to contain then.

 

[b0rn2sk8]

It’s interesting how the post rate dropped off significantly after it was established it was highly likely be a diesel car that started the fire.

If it has been a Tesla in the video, it would have been at post 350 by now with numerous smug ‘I told you EVs were bad’ type posts.

 

[Firestar_3x]

Lots of people saying that looks nothing like the Luton car park.

Not sure many have seen Luton Car Park on fire before, so I imagine its easy to get confused

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Lithium batteries produce their own oxygen, they self oxidise as part of the chemical reaction when they go bad, makes them so difficult to extinguish and they can start burning again days later. That and the enormous amounts of heat they produce when they do burn.

Indeed. But, the fire doesn't spread the same way it does when a diesel fuel tank melts.

 

[StriderX]

It’s interesting how the post rate dropped off significantly after it was established it was highly likely be a diesel car that started the fire.

If it has been a Tesla in the video, it would have been at post 350 by now with numerous smug ‘I told you EVs were bad’ type posts.

Ngl would love to post critical garbo against Tesla's, but alas.

 

[JonRGV250]

Not sure if it’s been posted yet..

https://twitter.com/x/status/1712002044771328066