It often feels like EV fires make major headlines while ICE vehicle fires go under reported despite being order of magnitude more likely and common. Nice to see an ICE vehicle fire actually making media headlines for a change.

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      8 days ago

      Lithium iron phosphate doesn’t typically combust when punctured, so I think you’d still need to add a qualification to that statement.

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        8 days ago

        Not really since I didn’t limit it to that, but instead left in the word “batteries” and thus all the additional internal composition they typically have.

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        Lithium iron phosphate doesn’t typically combust when punctured

        no, it just releases a toxic gas. Hydrogen fluoride and that is horrific even at low concentrations.