Reality check on electric cars
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Quick-thinking first responders put out EV fire at Twin Cities gas station with cutting-edge tools
A late-night stop at a gas station in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, could have turned dangerous — but quick thinking and teamwork helped prevent the worst.
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Berg says a typical car fire takes around 10 to 15 minutes to extinguish and requires around 500 gallons of water total. But the gas station operation took 2.5 hours and nearly 30,000 gallons of water.