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Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings by csomar on Sunday December 26, 2021 @05:32AM (#29691235)
> Probably a good idea to install them somewhere that would be easy to flood with water if there was a problem though.

I can see why the fire department was concerned with these batteries: https://youtu.be/cTJh_bzI0QQ?t=344

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Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings by HPsquared on Sunday December 26, 2021 @08:28AM (#29692217)
That's lithium metal though, lithium ion batteries don't behave like that. The flammable part is the electrolyte, and the high power density of lithium cells which produces a lot of heat when short-circuited.
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