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An electric car of the Tesla brand went up in smoke on Saturday night when it was connected to a charging station in Antwerp. It has also caught fire, said firefighters.
A technical problem with the vehicle could explain this fire, which quickly could be circumscribed by the firefighters. To prevent the car from catching fire, she was immersed in a container filled with water.
"It takes a long time to properly cool the battery of such an electric car.The experience of our fire departments and others teaches us that completely immersing the vehicle in the water is the most effective way", explain the men of the Antwerp fire.
The current procedure provides for the car to remain in the container filled with water for 24 hours. It will then be released and firefighters will use a thermal camera to see if the battery is completely cooled. If this is not the case, the vehicle will return to the water. "In previous fires, it sometimes took between three days and a week for the battery to completely cool down"we added, from the same source.
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