Announcement comes as motoring body says EV blazes are rare, and after four unrelated lithium battery fires recorded in a single day
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Firefighters in New South Wales will need to complete compulsory training on electric vehicles amid a boom in their sales and a spate of lithium battery fires across the state.
The state recorded four lithium battery fires in a single day on Friday, with emergency services responding to blazes in Bankstown, Silverwater, Lake Macquarie and Berkeley. The deaths of two people in a house fire in Lake Macquarie in February were believed to be the first fatalities caused by a lithium battery fire.
Continue reading…Announcement comes as motoring body says EV blazes are rare, and after four unrelated lithium battery fires recorded in a single dayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFirefighters in New South Wales will need to complete compulsory training on electric vehicles amid a boom in their sales and a spate of lithium battery fires across the state.The state recorded four lithium battery fires in a single day on Friday, with emergency services responding to blazes in Bankstown, Silverwater, Lake Macquarie and Berkeley. The deaths of two people in a house fire in Lake Macquarie in February were believed to be the first fatalities caused by a lithium battery fire.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…