Accident analysis of the lithium battery explosion which killed two firefighters

On April 16 an explosion occurred when firefighters were responding to a fire in a 25 MWh lithium-iron phosphate battery connected to a rooftop solar panel installation. Two firefighters were killed and one injured. The Fire Station has been investigating the cause of a fire in a lithium battery which killed the two firefighters while working to put out a fire on the roof of a shopping mall. The city fire station said it received reports of a fire at the store at 12:17 p.m. and allegedly dispatched 235 firefighters with 47 […]