EV fire blanket used to fight car fire on SR 92 in Granite Falls
When crews arrived, they immediately put an EV-specific fire blanket over the car and used straps to keep it in place.
Washington Fire Crews Use Special Blankets To Extinguish EV Fires
According to Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue, an EV caught fire while driving on SR-92 early Monday morning. All vehicles ...
Electric vehicle fires pose unique challenge to firefighters
Electric vehicles are constructed differently than traditional cars, which means they don't burn the same way.
Fire departments receive fire blankets to combat electric vehicle fires
Multiple fire departments are receiving fire blankets to better combat electric vehicle fires. Officials said the blankets ...
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To be prepped to extinguish EV fires, Cybertruck owner donates key item to Baton Rouge fire units
The 75-pound silica blankets can endure up to 2900 degrees Fahrenheit, according to FireIsolator, the blanket’s manufacturer.
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Attorney general calls Tesla arson attacks 'nothing short of domestic terrorism'
Officials were able to put out the flames and the vehicles were "covered with a fire blanket to prevent reignition," the fire department said. "The circumstances are under investigation but ...
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Federal investigators say Tesla vehicle fires at KC dealership are ‘suspicious in nature’
Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames and put fire blankets on the electric vehicles to keep them from reigniting. KCPD and the bomb and arson team are investigating this as a possible arson.
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Two Cybertrucks damaged in fire at Kansas City Tesla service center
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City police and federal agencies are investigating after two Tesla Cybertrucks were damaged in a fire late Monday night at the Tesla service center in south Kansas City.
Cybertruck fires at Kansas City Tesla dealership deemed 'suspicious in nature'
Police said an officer spotted a Cybertruck on fire at the Tesla dealership on State Line Road shortly before midnight. The fire spread to a second Cybertruck before Kansas City firefighters could put ...