A driver in Toronns died after police claimed that the man was unable to save the man from Tesla due to a burning lithium -ion battery.
According to the department's news, Toroons responded to a single vehicle collision with Tesla at the Mattarona Avenue and Plaza Del Amo junction at 10:15 pm on Tuesday.
The 2025 Tesla model Y was on the south of the Matrona Avenue, and for unknown reasons, the electric car turned to the right, crashed into the traffic pole and caught fire with the driver that was trapped inside.
Officers tried to get into the vehicle to save the driver, but “due to the intensity of the flames and the heat, they could not rescue the resident.”
Officials said the struggle to extinguish the fire by the “challenges associated with the vehicle's lithium ion batteries” are more complicated.
The driver, and only the resident was reported to have died at the scene.
The latest example of the security risks is that the emergency team responds to incidents that include high voltage lithium -ion batteries, according to a statement. The National Transport Safety Board Report was published in 2020.
What dangers of lithium -ion batteries for the first respondents?
Depending on the severity of the accident, at the high voltage of an electric vehicle, the lithium -ion battery may be at risk of damaging the battery, the fire and the touches of the vehicle will be shocked.
According to the study, when a lithium-ion battery is damaged, there is a risk of heat running-when the temperature and stresses increase in the bunched battery cells, the battery can be wrapped down and exploded.
There is also the risk of electrical shocks because vehicles rely on more electric power than the body can bear.
“A person who touches the vehicle (or an exposed connector) can be severely injured or killed if an accident is damaged by an accident power isolation.
As part of their study, the National Transportation Safety Board reviewed three electrical vehicle accidents, resulting in an accident involving fire and internal battery failure and analyzed the risks for emergency respondents. Three incidents occurred in California – Lake Forest, Mountain View and Hollywood.
In the Lake Forest crash, the 2016 Tesla model X replied three times (twice it crashed and once in the rope yard), and the first responders poured water on it.
Are there protocols for these risks?
Yes.
In 2011, the National Transport Security Board began working with the National Fire Safety ASN. To help the first respondents (such as firefighters) and second responders (such as rope operators) after the accident after the accident. The partnership includes electric and hybrid vehicle manufacturers and has been invited to the committee to create post -accident protocols to deal with vehicles operated by lithium -ion batteries.
In 2015, National Fire Safety Azn. As part of its safety training program, it started to release emergency field guides for alternative fuel vehicles. There are 70 vehicle manufacturers guides in the association Website.
The basic guidelines for the first respondents are as follows:
- Confirm by turning off the vehicle and disconnecting the 12 volt battery.
- Check any exposed high voltage components or cables in view.
- Save any vehicle residents trapped inside.
- Use vehicle fire, water or standard agents.
- Look at the manufacturer's guide or contact the manufacturer for more safety instructions.