• Ilovethebomb@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The aim of a sprinkler system is to contain a fire, not necessarily to extinguish it. A sprinkler system can, will, and has kept a burning EV from spreading to other vehicles.

      Now, gasoline on the other hand, that floats on water, which is very annoying to put out.

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          1 year ago

          that’s the fun thing - unless you remove every last drop, emptying the gas tank makes it MORE dangerous, not less.

          liquid gas in enclosed containers is actually pretty harmless. But leaking fluids mixtures of gas and air are explosive.

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          1 year ago

          and a burning car is a whole lot of burning material

          it’s not a tiny piece of wood - in many cases you’ll detect it first, when there’s actually a whole lot and flames/smoke escaping from the car.