Failure Event - Ireland, Claregalway - 29 Jan 2025
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Overview
Event Details
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| Location: | Ireland, Claregalway |
| Setting: | Battery manufacturer |
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| Battery Module: | Lithium Ion |
| Operator / Integrator: | Xerotech |
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| Event Date: | 29 January 2025 |
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| Extent of Damage: | Local evacuations. Several firefighters taken to hospital as a precaution (possible lithium exposure). |
| State During Accident: | Stored in container |
| Description: | Fire started in a shipping container used to store battery modules at Xerotech battery facility. Damaged batteries were isolated to prevent spread to other parts of facility. Crews have been using water to moderate overheating. Water is being recirculated to prevent runoff contamination. |
| Source: | Connacht Tribune |
| Additional Resources: | Raidió Teilifís Éireann |
- Note: Missing values in this table reflect unknowns.
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