Huge Lithium fire

[Skytrooper]

Did anybody see that huge fire at the lithium recycling plant in Fredricktown, MO ? The plant was reportedly the largest plant of its kind in the western hemisphere. Luckily all employees got out safely.

[masraum]

https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/fire-erupts-in-southeast-missouri-at-one-of-worlds-largest-lithium-ion-battery-facilities/

[GH85Carrera]

They at least have a good evacuation plan. Now they need to work on a safety plan for the processing.

[LWJ]

Yikes.

[rfuerst911sc]

Wow !!! Glad all got out safely . Hopefully environmental impact can be contained/minimized .

[unclebilly]

Why did the fire department spray water on the fire?

[masraum]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

They at least have a good evacuation plan. Now they need to work on a safety plan for the processing.

Seems to me a place like that should be built below ground level with an enormous tank (or several) on-prem that can be used to flood the area where the batteries are.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by unclebilly

Why did the fire department spray water on the fire?

Probably because that's all they've got. I've read about EVs taking 25,000-50,000 gallons to extinguish (for one car).

[Chocaholic]

No concern about environmental impact? Really? Oh yeah…we’re saving the planet.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by Chocaholic

No concern about environmental impact? Really? Oh yeah…we’re saving the planet.

Seriously, "shiet happens" should not be the go-to phrase.

[Bill Douglas]

Yeah, that's a biggie. We usually just have them on buses around here. Small stuff

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by unclebilly

Why did the fire department spray water on the fire?

Well, the use of AFFF would have turned the area into a superfund site with the pfas entering the local water table…

[thingmon]

A company I used to work for lost a site to a drum of LiIon batteries… Some politics involved but the drum was supposedly the culprit that started the ball rolling.

[thingmon]

That part of the operation was Fred Flintstonish. The waste compressed gas mgmt operation there was a little more high tech. Interesting stuff. Got involved with the permitting the new site.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by thingmon

That part of the operation was Fred Flintstonish. The waste compressed gas mgmt operation there was a little more high tech. Interesting stuff. Got involved with the permitting the new site.

Reclaiming gas given off by a buried land fill site?

[Tobra]

Wondered about the foam, WTF do you do, bury the fire in sand and make glass.

Fun fact- HF will etch glass