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Re:Li-ion battery warehouse fire put out with Portland cemen... by londons_explore on Monday September 12, 2022 @08:48PM (#32819384)
The main reaction in a 'lithium battery fire' is the solvent for the electrolyte vaporizing and burning.

So actually a battery can be put out by removing oxygen.

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Re:Li-ion battery warehouse fire put out with Portland cemen... by audunw on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @03:02AM (#32821412)
After the electrolyte has vaporised, the problem is the anode and cathode being permanently shorted, which will keep generating heat and igniting other things. I guess you can prevent the initial fire from breaking out, but if the fire has already started, it's too late.

I'm not an expert, so I could be wrong.

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