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BNSF derailment in Mississippi River near Desoto Wi bridge washout ***ROAD CLOSED*** Hwy 82 in Desoto to CTY Rd B Tri-State Ambulance, Desoto First Responders and Fire, Wheatland Fire and First Responders, Ferryville First Responders and Fire paged for a train derailment south of Hwy 82 along Hwy 35. Multiple train cars in the water. Unknown injuries at this time. Update: BNSF advised that contents of the train are mostly lithium batteries and paint. Update: Hazmat team advised 1/2 mile perimeter due to lithium batteries. Update: Three train engines(still running) and 12-15 train cars are in the water. Two train cars are floating down the water. EMS personnel are trying to get to injuried patients. Update: Two ALS Gundersen Ambulances from Prairie du Chien responding due to multiple injuried patients. Update: Ferryville Fire deploying boat to get to patients. Update: Gundersen Air landing zone being setup in Desoto. Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk
If a fire occurs, Lithium fires are exceptionally difficult to extinguish. Only cooling the material will get the fire completely out. The average automobile fire might need 1000 gal of water to put out. Electric vehicles might require many times that amount due to battery reignition. That said, Lithium fires are a real hazard, and fumes/smoke from such is toxic. An abundance of caution is warranted in a railcar quantity of Lithium batteries.
@BNSF FAN, also agreed. Hoping for good outcomes. Lithium fires harder to put out. Do we need to rethink lithium batteries?
They're fine when TOTALLY! sealed. If there are any openings, vents, etc., they will burst into flames violently when exposed to water, especially salt water.
