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Can you actually put out an electric car battery fire? /media/assets/fd47dc47-61e9-4f6b-aefe-79ccc4fd3510/media.mp4 I’ve seen quite a few people saying lithium battery fires are impossible to extinguish, but that’s not entirely true. The problem is something called thermal runaway. Basically, when a battery cell gets too hot or damaged, it can start a chemical reaction that generates even more heat, which then spreads to other cells. Some battery chemistries can even release their own oxygen in the process. And that’s where things get tricky. You can put out the visible flames, but the reaction inside the battery might still be going. Firefighters actually use water to deal with these fires, mainly to cool everything down and stop the fire from spreading. There are also special extinguishing agents like F-500 and AVD, although they’re not some magic solution that instantly stops thermal runaway. Sometimes the battery is so difficult to reach that firefighters have to protect the surrounding area and let it burn itself out. And here’s the crazy part. An EV battery can keep reacting even underwater. This video shows an electric vehicle continuing to burn while submerged in a water-filled container: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h_E-yi0hcg So yeah, EV fires can be controlled and extinguished, but stopping what’s happening inside the battery is a completely different story. Even after the flames are gone, there’s still a chance it could catch fire again.