VW Hybrid Car “Explodesâ€, Bursts Into Flames – 22 Fire Brigades To Extinguish Hazardous Battery Fire
By P Gosselin on 16. February 2021
CORRECTION: 22 firefighters were needed (not 22 brigades).
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The burned out vehicle and unstable batteries had to be submerged in a container full of water for days to keep them from reigniting.
The German online HNA daily here reports how a VW Golf 8 Hybrid vehicle suddenly “exploded†Saturday evening before bursting into flames seconds later. The blast could be heard kilometers away, and the street was so damaged that it had to be closed.
Last Saturday evening a couple was driving their new VW Golf 8 Hybrid vehicle, when suddenly it exploded and burst into flames. The driver and her 46-year-old partner said there was a sudden blue flash and a very powerful explosion that sent all the windows flying out of the vehicle,†The HNA reports.
https://notrickszone.com/2021/02/16/vw-hybrid-car-explodes-bursts-into-flames-22-fire-brigades-to-extinguish-hazardous-battery-fire/
