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BIG BATTERY BLAZE.

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Huge Merseyside blaze which took 59 hours to extinguish was caused by explosion | Daily Mail Online

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service  initially mistook the battery cabins for refrigeration units.

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  • There's always a risk with the storage of energy that it can be released in an uncontrolled incident - we've had plenty of examples of that with hydrocarbons (Buncefield, Pembroke and so on) with much more dramatic results. New technology will always carry higher risks initially as all the new dangers get appreciated and fixes found, but then settle down over time. For the moment locating the batteries where there can do minimal damage should the worst happen seems a reasonable compromise.

       - Andy.

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  • There's always a risk with the storage of energy that it can be released in an uncontrolled incident - we've had plenty of examples of that with hydrocarbons (Buncefield, Pembroke and so on) with much more dramatic results. New technology will always carry higher risks initially as all the new dangers get appreciated and fixes found, but then settle down over time. For the moment locating the batteries where there can do minimal damage should the worst happen seems a reasonable compromise.

       - Andy.

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