The National Transportation Safety Board says California firefighters had to douse a flaming battery in a Tesla Semi with about 50,000 gallons of water to put out flames after a crash.

California firefighters had to douse a flaming battery in a Tesla Semi with about 50,000 gallons (190,000 liters) of water to extinguish flames after a crash, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.

In addition to the huge amount of water, firefighters used an aircraft to drop fire retardant on the “immediate area” of the electric truck as a precautionary measure, the agency said in a preliminary report.

Firefighters said previously that the battery reached temperatures of 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit (540 Celsius) while it was in flames.

The NTSB sent investigators to the Aug. 19 crash along Interstate 80 near Emigrant Gap, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) northeast of Sacramento. The agency said it would look into fire risks posed by the truck’s large lithium-ion battery.

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      There’s 5 200ml Capri Suns to a liter. At about 190,000 liters, we’re looking at about 950,000 Capri Suns.

    • BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      43·
      2 months ago

      950,000 Capri Suns

      (200ml per Capri sun, 5 Capri sun per litre, 190,000 litres water)

      But it would take a long time to open each packet and spray it on the fire.

      • rbn@sopuli.xyz
        22·
        2 months ago

        But it would take a long time to open each packet and spray it on the fire.

        1. Lay the Capri Suns in the ground next to the fire
        2. Get another semi truck
        3. Drive over the packets to squish out the liquid onto the fire
        4. If the additional semi truck catches fire as well, repeat from step 1
    • superkret@feddit.org
      5·
      2 months ago

      About 1/3 of the amount that will make a child say “please, mom, no more Capri Suns!”.