The process of removing the Mercedes-Benz EQE electric car from the ship and submerging it in a water tank – Video: Emskrant/Youtube
Removing and repairing cars has begun on the burning Fremantle Highway.
The information about what happened on the ship is quite confusing. At first, some people doubted that the tram caused the fire, or at least made it worse. Later, the salvage company said that about 1,000 cars were “unharmed”, including 500 electric cars.
However, a video recording the unloading of cars from the train, posted on the YouTube account of a local newspaper in the Netherlands, showed a Mercedes-Benz EQI charred, and the tunnel also appeared charred.
There was no sign of smoke, but the car was submerged in a water tank. Meanwhile, people started seeing smoke rising.
It is said that immersing a Mercedes-Benz EQE in a tank of water can prevent heat from escaping, causing the car to burn again at any time, or even explode, even if the fire is completely extinguished at first. has been closed
In an image previously published on the social network Porsche Taycan – Photo: Andreas Mrošek (AFD)/X
One way to extinguish a battery fire is to immerse the car in a tank of water. According to the International Association of Fire and Rescue Services, it could take more than 150,000 liters of water to extinguish a burning Tesla.
Although the Mercedes-Benz EQE was unlikely to catch fire, it was such a big danger that experts decided to submerge it in water. The fact that smoke is produced during this process does not mean that the vehicle is on fire. Water can short-circuit the battery and release smoke.
Shortly thereafter, a Mercedes-Benz GLB came off the train without the need for a crane like the EQE. This shows that it is true that some cars are in good condition. Of course, full details will have to wait until everything is unloaded onto the Fremantle Highway Train.
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