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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Peter Brewer

Review urged over dangers posed by battery fires in apartment parking

Any underground carpark fire, such as this one in the Landmark building in 2015, poses a significant issue for firefighters but even more so when thermal runaway occurs. Picture by Melissa Adams

The huge risks posed by electric vehicle battery fires in car parks under apartment blocks and buildings appear certain to trigger changes to the national construction code.

Greg Mason, the ACT's acting chief fire officer, said a discussion paper released by the Australasian Fire Authorities Council, the national representative body for fire agencies, had flagged EV charging points in apartment block parking as a major emerging risk in the next five to 10 years.

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