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drum55yesterday at 5:21 PM3 repliesview on HN

There are fire extinguishers and smoke detectors in the holds of aircraft.


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longislandguidoyesterday at 6:42 PM

Halon apparently, which is ineffective against lithium battery fires.

I'd rather not test this theory because of your cavalier attitude while I'm in a chair 40,000 ft over the ocean.

majorchordyesterday at 5:59 PM

Li-ion fires do not require external oxygen, the cathode decomposes to release its own oxygen gas during thermal runaway... fire extinguishers will not stop it.

petreyesterday at 6:01 PM

Except you can't extingush a lithium cell fire because it has the oxydizer inside. Once you see one you'll understand. It's scary.