Battery tests sparked two fires at Tesla lab in Palo Alto
A laboratory in Palo Alto where Tesla Motors was testing lithium-ion batteries was shut down for about three weeks in January after the batteries caused a fire and damaged a water line in the company’s testing chamber
Another massive #fire in #Iran. This time it's a power station in #Tehran. Report from IRI channel:
⚡️ Fire at Satarkhan Power Plant
🔹Spokesman for Tehran Fire Department: This incident was reported to us at 15:32 today; investigations show that the fire occurred in the cooling tower of this complex
🔹This cooling tower was out of operation for a long time & was in the process of being dismantled, but due to negligence with its waste, a fire broke out.
AThe fire had no effect on the power grid
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Reports of explosion & huge #fire in a military site at Qoddusi street in #Tehran. #IRI sources deny the explosion & claiming that the massive fire was caused by "electrical short" & it's now under control.
#Iran has seen many large fires since the end of the violent riots on January 8-9 that led to over 3000 deaths, including ca. 600 police and security forces.
Iranian government denies any foul play and blames these fires on "gas leak", "electrical wiring".
Kennt jemand gute Literatur/Erfahrungsberichte über Brandopfer? Also über ihre Reise zurück ins Leben? Wie die täglichen Herausforderung danach aussehen? (vor allem körperlich?)
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An 18-year-old Swiss national has died from injuries sustained in a bar fire in the Swiss Alps during New Year’s celebrations, bringing the death toll of the tragedy to 41. Read more about the state of the investigation from @
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Hmm, I guess a big-old-pile of propane tanks isn't the best thing when they catch on fire. Also... How do you end up with a giant, giant unorganized pile of propane tanks with fuel still in them?!?!
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We have a wood stove in our home, and it provides the coziest, really warmest, heat on a cold winter night.
The tree is up -- has been for a couple weeks -- and we are fortunate to have young children regularly running and tromping through, and sometimes sitting in, our place.
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