Video footage shows moment of impact between Solong and US tanker
Video footage has emerged of the collision between the containership Solong and US tanker Stena ...
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The already daunting prospect of fighting battery fires on ships, in warehouses and on aircraft is further complicated by chemicals which ‘off-gas’ during such fires, according to TT Club.
During a battery fire, gases are released which can pose both an explosion risk and the threat of death if inhaled. But these appear as black smoke, meaning that first responders might be unaware they are breathing toxic chemicals.
These include carbon monoxide, methane, hydrogen cyanide – infamously, the main component of ...
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John Clark
September 08, 2023 at 10:57 amGovernments around the world are hell bent on conversion to EV’s but they are ignoring the massive risks. Unfortunately this is often the case because Governments come and go.