by Dale | Sep 29, 2023 | Battery, Fire and Safety, Power Plant, Renewable Energy, Utility Industry
As more and more lithium ion battery installations continue to pop up globally, problems in temperature monitoring and fire outbreaks are becoming commonplace across the world. Image Courtesy of NBC News According to several reports, including an MSNBC report, fires...
by Dale | Mar 29, 2023 | Fire and Safety, Petroleum Industry
A fire erupts at the Pertamina Fuel Storage facility in Jakarta, Indonesia. This devastating outbreak has reportedly killed up to 33 people and left several more missing and/or wounded. Image Courtesy of BBC News Image and original story courtesy of...
by Dale | Mar 1, 2022 | Fire and Safety, Renewable Energy
A large transport vessel drifting in the Atlantic Ocean broke out in flames on February 16th, which caused the electric vehicles the ship was transporting batteries to ignite. It can be a complicated matter to respond and extinguish a fire outbreak in such a large...
by Dale | Oct 22, 2021 | Fire and Safety, Petroleum Industry
It’s reported that in the early morning of October 11th, a gasoline tank located in Lebenon suffered a massive fire outbreak due to operational error during fuel transfers. Image and original story courtesy of industrialfireworld.com and their respective owners....
by Dale | Sep 1, 2021 | Fire and Safety, Power Plant, Utility Industry
Fires caused by lithium battery opereated vehicles and stations have been on the rise since many vehicle manufactures are switching to hybrid and fully electric vehicles. Between Chevy recalling their line of Bolt Electric Vehicles, and a major fire outbreak in a...
by Dale | Jul 22, 2020 | Fire and Safety, Petroleum Industry
Hindustantimes.com has reported that a damaged gas well that has been spewing an uncontrolled release of gas for over 56 days has exploded, injuring three foreign experts. This explosion is the result of a blowout at Oil India Limited’s gas well number 5, which...
