[tgsovlerkhgsel]

> Now imagine a lithium fire in a garage

Much less scary than gas leaking, filling part of a large underground parking garage, then getting ignited and collapsing the entire multi-story residential building built on top of the garage.

Also, while looking for examples, I learned that compressed gas (hydrogen, methane) is much less of a problem due to being lighter than air, so it doesn't accumulate as much, which means these cars are sometimes allowed. LPG, being heavier, sticks around near the ground also posing a suffocation risk.

[thatsaguy]

I'm not sure I'd dismiss the risk so much. With burn temperatures reaching 600C, nearby electrolytes being vented also resulting in smaller burst explosions, difficulty in suppressing the fire, cars with other flammable products nearby and the toxicity of some formulations?