Electric Vehicle Illegal Commercial Warehouse in Multi-Storey Building’s Garage & Subsequent Fire Hazard

It is common to use personal space for commercial storage. Be it anyone in a Western or an Eastern country, everyone thinks of making some money by using the vacant space. Often, the vacant garage of a multistorey building is used as a storage facility.

But the drawback of the battery fitted in battery-operated vehicles is that once the battery catches fire, that fire cannot be extinguished with water or fire extinguisher. This is written as a statutory warning on the battery of the battery-operated vehicle.

It is also written that if any such fire accident happens, leave the vehicle, move far away, and let the fire burn as it is. Many times you must have seen on YouTube the battery fitted in these vehicles exploding.

Just imagine if the empty garage in a multistorey building is being used as a warehouse for storing battery-operated vehicles, which obviously does not follow the safety standards of a real warehouse.

In such a situation, if a fire accident occurs, then the people living in the entire multistorey building and their children will come under the threat of this fire.

In view of the increasing cases of fire in battery-operated vehicles, it has become necessary to differentiate the hazard and risk from other activities.

This means that when many vehicles are stored together in a warehouse, the battery should be removed and kept in a separate place.

This will be possible only when the vehicle manufacturer provides this facility by designing the vehicle with a removable battery.

It is very important to design things according to the Indian context in India. Just like we make films in India according to the Indian context, it is necessary to design products in India according to the Indian context in the era of consumerism.

Electric scooter fire in India: Causes, Risks & Prevention.

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If your electric scooter or bike catches fire:

Immediately move away from the vehicle to a safe distance.
Call emergency services (fire department) immediately.
Use a Class B or ABC fire extinguisher to control the fire if possible and safe.
Please do not attempt to extinguish the fire with water, as it can exacerbate lithium-ion battery fires.
Evacuate the area if the fire is enclosed, as toxic gases may be released.

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