Well it was inevitable. A Tesla electric big rig ran off the freeway into the Sierra Nevada national forest and is attempting to set the forest on fire.
Fire crews have been pouring water on to the trees to save them since 4 o’clock in the morning, but the batteries themselves will have to burn out, because there’s no good way to extinguish a lithium fire.
Of course the fumes are voluminous and toxic, so fire fighters are forced to wear breathing apparatus. They are managing to save the trees from, fire but nobody knows about the potential toxic effects of the offgassing on trees.
Meanwhile interstate 80 is shut down causing lots of lost work time and late deliveries for thousands of truckers. Families coming back from a long weekend in the mountains are finding themselves stuck there for another day.
Fire crews have been pouring water on to the trees to save them since 4 o’clock in the morning, but the batteries themselves will have to burn out, because there’s no good way to extinguish a lithium fire.
Of course the fumes are voluminous and toxic, so fire fighters are forced to wear breathing apparatus. They are managing to save the trees from, fire but nobody knows about the potential toxic effects of the offgassing on trees.
Meanwhile interstate 80 is shut down causing lots of lost work time and late deliveries for thousands of truckers. Families coming back from a long weekend in the mountains are finding themselves stuck there for another day.
