A large fire is raging in the industrial area of Prior Velho, near the international airport of Lisbon in Portugal. So far, no reports of casualties have been received.
Around 18:00 local time, a report was received about a fire in a long-term parking garage where, according to local media, hundreds of vehicles belonging to travellers are parked. An electric car parked there is likely responsible for the blaze.
According to the Civil Protection Service, at around 21:00, about 140 firefighters with 48 vehicles were still working to combat the fire. Their main focus is to prevent the fire from spreading within the industrial area.
Despite the smoke, air traffic at Lisbon’s international airport has not been disrupted.
Acionamento pelas 18:23 para incêndio em parque automóvel no Prior Velho. Estamos neste momento no local com um Veiculo Urbano Combate a Incêndio Urbano e um Veículo Tanque Tatico Urbano ?? pic.twitter.com/PUvJHwb6Jy
— Bombeiros Voluntários de Camarate (@BVCamarate) August 16, 2024
Os carros todos arderam em Lisboa.#lisboa #portugal #incendio #noticias pic.twitter.com/YspbXOyfAQ
— Pedro Bez (@besugo_peter) August 16, 2024
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Where is evidence that an electric vehicle is “likely responsible” ?
Who said that ? I´m sure authorities are cautious on such a statement.
I´d rather expect a ICE car with a tank full of gasoline and an electrical malfunction is the culprit.
Our current car parks were only designed to suit cars that were around at the time of building. Eg Most car parks suit cars from 1970-2020.
In particular car parks were not designed for the increased fire danger posed by parked EV’s with large lithium batteries. The sensible thing to do – if we are to continue with EV’s – is to build a small firewall between each car where EV’s are parked.
A good start would be to build these short fire proof walls in say 20% of all spots and insist that EV’s only be parked there.
In the long term all car parks should have the fire proof walls.