That rechargeable batteries are not without danger became apparent on Wednesday afternoon in Wolfurt (Vorarlberg). A battery exploded in a test room at a battery manufacturer on the Meusburger business park. The blast started a fire that only a large contingent of firefighters could put out.
The alarm at the rescue and fire control room (RFL) came in around 1 p.m. In the battery test room of a battery development company, a battery self-ignited and a fire started. The energy storage device had been checked multiple times just three hours earlier without any objections.
Heavy respiratory protection required
Putting out a burning battery is a challenge, so the employee who saw the fire ran out of the test room and closed the fire door. When the local fire brigade arrived moments later, the smoke was already so enormous that the Floriani disciples could only enter the building wearing heavy respiratory protection.
They quickly managed to beat the flames. The fire brigade brought out the dangerous and flammable parts of the battery and then extinguished it in a specially designed extinguishing container.
Businesses in the area are also affected
The fire caused significant damage. The test room has been completely destroyed. In addition, large parts of the company and other companies in the immediate vicinity were affected by the flue gases. A total of 60 Floriani youths were deployed with 13 vehicles from the Bildstein, Lauterach and Wolfurt fire brigades. The rescue operation was on site with four cars and eight people. Fortunately no one was injured.
Source: Krone
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