Safety Flash
Battery fire with subsequent gas explosion: Warning about lithium-ion power following ferry fire
Battery fire with subsequent gas explosion: Warning about lithium-ion power following ferry fire
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 25/19
- Electrical SafetyEmergency ResponseExplosionHot Work and Fire
- ExplosionFireRisk management
- Emergency responseRisk assessment
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A passenger ferry battery-room fire was followed by an explosion below deck, in or near the battery room, after safe evacuation. The flash relays Norwegian Maritime Authority recommendations on battery-system risk assessment, emergency procedures and drills, and stresses communication between energy management and battery packs. The cause remained unidentified.
Classifications: Explosion; explosive atmospheres.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The Norwegian Maritime Authority or Sjofartsdirektoratet has published an alert concerning a small fire that erupted in the battery room onboard the MF Ytterøyningen passenger ferry.
IMCA SF 25/19. Themes: electrical safety, emergency response, explosion, hot work and fire.