A new technology is being deployed to help firefighters deal with electric vehicle fires – a big blanket.
Firefighters in West Bend, Wisconsin, a town of 32,000, north of Milwaukee, are using a fire blanket, along with a fire suppression tool to combat EV fires, reports local ABC-affiliate WISN.
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The firefighters pull the blanket over the burning EV and throw the suppression tool under the car. The suppression tool floods the space under the blanket with a powdered aerosol, and along with the blanket, the tools help smother the fire.
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