Body Shop Lost

[redidbull]

My neighbor is a manage at a local body shop. Last week they had a fire and the shop was completely destroyed. The cause was determined to be an EV. I believe he said Lexus. My friend who owns a gas station said to me over a year ago that people with EVs should never park in a garage. Jim

 

[lowbudget50]

Wow!!! That's crazy!!! I know my RC car batteries can make a good fire if they fail! I couldn't imagine a full size clear popping!!

 

[redidbull]

Wow!!! That's crazy!!! I know my RC car batteries can make a good fire if they fail! I couldn't imagine a full size clear popping!!

They lost 18 cars in the fire and will not rebuild even though they had very good insurance. Neightbor said his boss, in his upper 60s, may build housing on the site. Jim

 

[Old Iron]

That's sad

 

[gene49]

There isn't anything that is rechargeable left on a charger when I close up the shop for the day. Sure isn't going to be an electric vehicle in my shop over night!
I had a friend that lost a really nice garage, a really 78 Trans Am Firebird, and a really nice, and rare, 383 Dart GTS because of a rechargeable battery pack for a hand held drill was left on the charger for a couple hours and melted down.

 

[redidbull]

There isn't anything that is rechargeable left on a charger when I close up the shop for the day. Sure isn't going to be an electric vehicle in my shop over night!
I had a friend that lost a really nice garage, a really 78 Trans Am Firebird, and a really nice, and rare, 383 Dart GTS because of a rechargeable battery pack for a hand held drill was left on the charger for a couple

There isn't anything that is rechargeable left on a charger when I close up the shop for the day. Sure isn't going to be an electric vehicle in my shop over night!
I had a friend that lost a really nice garage, a really 78 Trans Am Firebird, and a really nice, and rare, 383 Dart GTS because of a rechargeable battery pack for a hand held drill was left on the charger for a couple hours and melted down.

I saw a post where a guy put his chargers on a switched outlet tied in with his shop lights. Come spring I'm going to do that. Until then I have been unplugging them when I leave the shop. Jim

 

[orbitup]

Some Manheim auction locations won't park EVs inside for that reason. Pretty sad when you can't park your car in the garage.

 

[26Troadster]

i hate hearing of anybody with a loss like that. sure things can be replaced but at a higher cost then before.

 

[bob w]

A neighbor lost his house and two cats to a charger fire.