<story><title>ASML reports fire at its Berlin factory</title><url>https://www.reuters.com/technology/asml-reports-fire-its-berlin-factory-2022-01-03/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Ygg2</author><text>Doesn&amp;#x27;t litography use some pretty wild chemicals. Like Chlorine Trifloride? Thing that when burned emits hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid. Aka thing that burns ashes. Again.&lt;p&gt;I assume making those machines is pretty crazy as well.</text></item><item><author>dathinab</author><text>Berlin news (rbb) say that&lt;p&gt;Many things are still unclear including:&lt;p&gt;- how big the damage is
- how long it takes to operate again
- how it was possible to happen&amp;#x2F;how it happend&lt;p&gt;The linked article basically says the same.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>dogsgobork</author><text>For anyone interested in how terrible Chlorine trifluoride is, it&amp;#x27;s on perpetual HN favorite Derek Lowe&amp;#x27;s list of &amp;quot;Things I won&amp;#x27;t work with&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.science.org&amp;#x2F;content&amp;#x2F;blog-post&amp;#x2F;sand-won-t-save-you-time&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.science.org&amp;#x2F;content&amp;#x2F;blog-post&amp;#x2F;sand-won-t-save-yo...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>ASML reports fire at its Berlin factory</title><url>https://www.reuters.com/technology/asml-reports-fire-its-berlin-factory-2022-01-03/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Ygg2</author><text>Doesn&amp;#x27;t litography use some pretty wild chemicals. Like Chlorine Trifloride? Thing that when burned emits hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid. Aka thing that burns ashes. Again.&lt;p&gt;I assume making those machines is pretty crazy as well.</text></item><item><author>dathinab</author><text>Berlin news (rbb) say that&lt;p&gt;Many things are still unclear including:&lt;p&gt;- how big the damage is
- how long it takes to operate again
- how it was possible to happen&amp;#x2F;how it happend&lt;p&gt;The linked article basically says the same.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Spooky23</author><text>I worked at a facility with experimental lithography machines. One of the
nasties looked like water, but would pass through your skin and melt your bones. Fun.</text></comment>