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Re: Bus yard housing plans call for more than 500 units, 50 percent affordable
Author: Disco Dave
Date: 10-27-2019 - 17:48

NFPA Wrote:
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> Yes. Seems like a good concept and good to see
> people in govt trying to solve problems
> creatively.
>
> However, having all those battery-powered electric
> buses under an apartment building, getting
> charged, does raise some fire and life safety
> questions. The building codes and laws may not
> cover such an unusual design? Can battery fires
> spread from vehicle to vehicle, and if so do you
> need a fire barrier between vehicles? The local
> fire marshall will surely have a lot of comments
> and questions during design review.

Why would batteries pose a special hazard? Residential developments have been built above automobile parking facilities. I am not aware that anyone raised the issue of the gasoline in the tanks of those cars being an issue. With respect to fire safety, I'd feel safer with battery buses than automobiles with gasoline in their tanks.

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