Tesla: Megapack ignites: Australian Victorian Big Battery
-Ignition accident at a power storage facility in Australia-
July 30
Geelong, Southeast Australia:
A 13-ton Tesla Megapack ignited at a power storage facility.
Victorian Big Battery:
The party is Victorian Big Battery.
Announced that the fire broke out between 10 am and 10:15 am.
Local fire station:
A special fire fighting team was dispatched to the site in Geelong, Victoria.
Firefighters respond to the outflow of dangerous chemicals.
Extinguish the fire using a dedicated device.
A special drone made atmospheric observations,
Fire Rescue Victoria reports.
Victorian Big Battery Facility:
300MW / 450MWh battery storage equipment.
Victoria State Government:
It has set a goal of reducing renewable energy by 50% by 2030.
TechCrunch Japan
a fire occurred within one of the Tesla Megapacks at the Victorian Big Battery.
UPDATE ON EMERGENCY INCIDENT
Victorian Big Battery
During initial testing on Friday 30th July at approximately 10 -10.15am
a fire occurred within one of the Tesla Megapacks at the Victorian Big Battery.
There were no injuries, the site was disconnected from the grid and there has been no impact to electricity supply.
https://victorianbigbattery.com.au/incident-at-vbb/
JUST IN: Fire crews are currently on the scene of a battery fire at Moorabool, near Geelong.
Firefighters are working to contain the fire and stop it spreading to the nearby batteries.
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