Burst! Port fire!
The fire caused by lithium batteries is one after another!
Port fire in Montreal, Canada
According to media reports, on September 23, a container containing lithium ion batteries in the Port of Montreal, Canada, caught fire, triggering a temporary home order for nearby residents.
A firefighter was injured in the incident, which took place in one of the port's containers containing 15,000 kilograms of lithium batteries.
In fact, this is not the first time in September, similar fire accidents have occurred.
Fire in Visakhapatnam, India
On September 14, a fire broke out at the container terminal in Visakhapatnam, India, and smoke enveloped the entire area, making the situation tense.
Sources said an officer on duty spotted smoke coming from a 40-foot container containing lithium batteries for electric vehicles, mainly four-wheelers.
After the fire broke out, the terminal management responded quickly, promptly isolated the container, and urgently called in the fire engine of Visakhapatnam Port Authority to cool down. Subsequently, the contents of the container were safely removed and properly disposed of in strict accordance with safety procedures.
In addition, the accident happened near a movie set near the terminal. Fortunately, VCTPL assured that all safety measures were in place and the film crew was not harmed throughout the incident.
The container was said to have arrived in Kolkata from China.
Visakhapatnam, referred to as Vizag, isa seaport in the middle of the east coast of India, located in the middle of the east coast of India, on the west side of the Bay of Bengal, is the only natural port between Kolkata and Madras, and can dock 100,000 to 150,000 tons of oil tankers outside the port. At the same time, it is also India's largest iron ore export port, the most important port city and economic city in Andhra Pradesh, India, where India's largest military shipyard Vishahapatnam Shipbuilding Center.
Accidents have been common this year
Safety accidents caused by lithium batteries have occurred frequently this year.
On August 9, the explosion occurred at Berth 2 of the third phase of the Second Container Terminal in Beilun, Ningbo Port, China. After preliminary judgment, relevant authorities determined that the explosive materials included tert-butyl benzoate peroxide and lithium batteries.
In July, a container caught fire at a dock in Yantian District, Shenzhen, after investigation, the fire scene burned the container lithium batteries and other goods, the fire area of about 8 square meters, no casualties, the cause of the fire was lithium battery thermal control.
In June, a fire broke out in a container containing goods at Indah Island, Port West Klang. About 14 containers were destroyed! The fire department's initial investigation shows that the cause of the fire may be related to lithium batteries.
In view of the particularity of lithium battery cargo, the shipping companies have repeatedly stressed that if the cargo contains lithium batteries, the shipper and its agents must earnestly and truthfully perform their duties to declare, ensure that the name and dangerous nature of the declared goods are accurate, and there must be no concealment, false reporting, misreporting or omission.
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