<story><title>CA crews handle tricky fire at Tesla factory</title><url>https://www.firehouse.com/operations-training/news/21214084/ca-crews-handle-tricky-fire-at-tesla-factory</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>ChuckMcM</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m wondering what process uses molten metal. Or if it was another process that ended up creating molten metal (like a battery fire of some sort).&lt;p&gt;Given the hydraulic fluid mention I was also speculating that a gigapress might be involved.&lt;p&gt;Like everyone commenting I am always amazed at exothermic events that can&amp;#x27;t be put out by water or CO2. The only one I&amp;#x27;ve ever seen &amp;quot;in person&amp;quot; (other than the obligatory set some magnesium on fire in chemistry) was a halon dump on an IBM System 370 when the water coolant system burst a pipe and shorted the many bus bars. That one triggered a 15 second siren followed by a halon dump. I found it quite exciting, the plant manager, not so much.</text></comment>
<story><title>CA crews handle tricky fire at Tesla factory</title><url>https://www.firehouse.com/operations-training/news/21214084/ca-crews-handle-tricky-fire-at-tesla-factory</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>olivermarks</author><text>Wondering why Tesla doesn&amp;#x27;t have fire suppression solutions in place ready for this type of danger. Surely major Class D fire suppression would be a prerequisite for this type of process?&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.elitefire.co.uk&amp;#x2F;help-advice&amp;#x2F;detect-and-extinguish-class-d-fires&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.elitefire.co.uk&amp;#x2F;help-advice&amp;#x2F;detect-and-extinguis...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>