| ▲ | drum55 4 days ago | |||||||
There are fire extinguishers and smoke detectors in the holds of aircraft. | ||||||||
| ▲ | longislandguido 4 days ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
Halon apparently, which is ineffective against lithium battery fires. I'd rather not test this theory because of your cavalier attitude while I'm in a chair 40,000 ft over the ocean. | ||||||||
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| ▲ | majorchord 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
Li-ion fires do not require external oxygen, the cathode decomposes to release its own oxygen gas during thermal runaway... fire extinguishers will not stop it. | ||||||||
| ▲ | petre 4 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
Except you can't extingush a lithium cell fire because it has the oxydizer inside. Once you see one you'll understand. It's scary. | ||||||||