Lithium Batteries on the Road: 5 Fires, No Placards, Huge Risks

Crap like this is why im glad im an end dump. Its also why i keep a fire extinguisher at the head.of my bed and put a ceramic plate under my matress between my EPU and me. Wont stop the fire, but hopefully will let me jump out of the truck before i burn to death if something goes bad.

 

This hits close to home for me because of my previous job at American Airlines Cargo.
All the time we would get shipments of computer components and/or lithium ion batteries and the BOLs would state:
“Lithium or lithium ion batteries accepted in minute quantities”
The situation really came to a head after the UPS Airlines Flight 6 crash.

 

I thought electric cars were going to save the environment.