The highly flammable lithium -ion batteries used in electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles have complicated the efforts of cleanup in the Los Angeles district, which has been devastated due to wildfire damage.
The Federal Purification Phase 1 is underway because the Surveyor of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working to remove and dispose of harmful substances, including lithium -ion batteries found in burnt vehicles and necrotic houses. EPA should be regarded as “very dangerous” even if the battery is considered intact, “even after a fire occurs, it is naturally rediscovered, exploded, and released to toxic gas and fine particles. You can do it. ”
The aftermath of Palisades and Eaton firing is presumed to require “the largest lithium -ion battery pickup, cleanup” that has occurred in the history of the world so far. He removes lithium -ion batteries from “technical sophistication and care” so that a dangerous material crew can find the battery, remove it, and ship safely for disposal. Explained that “technical sophistication and care” is needed.
“I don't know the long -term impact of all exposure. I have never seen this on this large and many electric vehicles,” said KNBC, Los Angeles Captain Adam Vangelpen. “This is an unprecedented electric vehicle with a lithium -ion battery.”
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The car destroyed by the Eaton Fire was marked on January 29, 2025 as a non -electric vehicle that contains a large EV battery in Altadena, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)
According to the California Energy Committee, more than 99,000 vehicles were sold in Los Angeles County in 2024, such as battery electricity, plug -in hybrid, and fuel cell electrical vehicles.
According to the committee's online aggregation, the Tesla Model Y, 3, and Cybertracks were the top three of the zero emissions sold last year in Los Angeles County.
Authorities have warned that the remaining fever can cause lithium -ion batteries naturally, causing the first few days, several weeks after the fire, and for several months.
“If you use a lithium -ion battery, even if they look intact, there is a possibility that there is damage inside, so the gas from these batteries can be poisoned for your health. I have sex, “says Vangerpen.
In addition to electrical vehicles and hybrid vehicles, lithium -ion batteries are located in individual electronic devices, steam equipment, electric tools, and home energy storage systems, which are becoming increasingly popular during California's power outages.
On January 20, 2025, he burned a vehicle at Altadena Auto Center after the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California. (Kyleglyrillo/Bloomberg via Getty Image)
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President Donald Trump toured the Parisese Fire Bern area on Friday. His presidential ordinance provided water resources in California and was issued on the same day to improve disaster response, and EPA was “practically completed dangerous goods missions that responded to mountain fire in Los Angeles, California. You can do it, “said EPA in a Monday statement. 。 “The EPA work to remove harmful substances is phase 1, which supports the federal cleanup.”
“According to the EPA case, there will be more than 1,000 people who are working on phase 1 cleanup by this weekend,” continued. “This work, which was conducted free of charge to the residents, to ensure the safety of residents and workers to remove fragments in phase 2 with burns of burns after the dangerous goods are gone. Because it is an essential process.
A part of the thousands of houses destroyed by Eaton Fire in Altadena, California on January 29, 2025. (David McNew/Getty Images)
When phase 1 is completed, the phase 2, which starts automatically, is adjusted by the debris removal and by the Federal Emergency Management Bureau (FEMA).
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“Under Trump's leadership, the EPA is doing everything in our power to promote dangerous debris purification and that Californians can access their property as soon as possible. Masu, the deputy administrator of the EPA proxy, Chad McKintosh, stated in a statement. “With the order of President Trump, he has allowed Los Angeles's catastrophic flashes to all governments. This is an unprecedented effort. In addition to the private sector, in addition to the private sector. We are supporting the support of the local, the federal partner.
