29 June 2021, 06:04 PM
wtgAnother industrial fire in Illinois
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Fire officials said that 180,000 to 200,000 lbs. of lithium batteries are burning, and due to the nature of the fire they are going to have to let it burn out on its own, a process expected to take until at least Wednesday. The batteries involved in the fire range from cell phone batteries to commercial batteries the size of a car.
Still, fire officials said, comparing this fire to the Rockton Chemtool fire is like "comparing a mouse to an elephant." Fire officials said because of the Rockton fire, there are additional resources to help combat this kind of fire that would not have been immediately available otherwise.
Governor JB Pritzker said he is sending Illinois National Guard troops to help at the scene.
So far, no injuries have been reported.
https://abc7chicago.com/morris...s-illinois/10843958/I just watched a press conference with the fire chief. He said that they were told by the EPA that they shouldn't use water or firefighting foam. He said "we were educated".
If they have a warehouse full of stuff (like lithium batteries) that gets really "interesting" when it catches on fire, I would have hoped that they knew what to do *before* a fire occurred....
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Bazootiehead-in-training
29 June 2021, 06:18 PM
ShiroKuroquote:
fire officials said, comparing this fire to the Rockton Chemtool fire is like "comparing a mouse to an elephant."
Wait, which is the mouse? The battery fire or the Rockton fire??
29 June 2021, 06:22 PM
wtgI think the Morris lithium battery fire is the mouse.
But it's still serious.
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Bazootiehead-in-training
29 June 2021, 06:22 PM
Steve Millerquote:
Originally posted by wtg:
If they have a warehouse full of stuff (like lithium batteries) that gets really "interesting" when it catches on fire, I would have hoped that they knew what to do *before* a fire occurred....
I'll give him credit for having sense enough to call and ask...
29 June 2021, 07:02 PM
wtgGood point.
Turns out the fire department didn't know that the warehouse was storing lithium batteries.
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We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home. - Australian Aboriginal proverb
Bazootiehead-in-training
29 June 2021, 07:18 PM
Steve MillerSounds like someone is behind on their inspections...