Electric vehicle battery causes fire at Sydney Airport, destroys five cars - ABC News

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Five cars have been destroyed after a lithium-ion battery exploded at Sydney Airport on Monday night.

Key points:

• A detached EV battery has been confirmed as the source of the fire
• Fire and rescue crews attended the scene under the control tower at Sydney Airport
• Authorities have monitored the battery overnight in case of a spark-up

Fire and Rescue NSW and the Aviation Rescue Firefighting Service battled the blaze which broke out under the control tower on the southern end of Airport Drive in Mascot.

Firefighters confirmed sparks spread from a detached lithium-ion battery from a luxury car to four nearby cars parked at the airport about 8:30pm.

Superintendent Adam Dewberry from Fire and Rescue NSW said that while battery fires were not uncommon, electric vehicles were not a concern for authorities.

A lithium-ion battery caused the fire, engulfing a luxury car before spreading.(Supplied: Fire and Rescue NSW)

Five cars were destroyed in the fire on Monday night.(Supplied: Fire and Rescue NSW)

"EV batteries are very different to the system in smaller devices, like e-scooters or e-bikes," he said. 

"We don't see too many e-vehicle battery fires. They meet a much higher standard and regulation.

"I don't know the brand of the vehicle, but I'm pretty sure the manufacturers will have an interest in this," he said.

It is unclear why the battery was removed from the car prior to the fire.

There were about 25 to 30 cars in the car park at the time of the fire.

Superintendent Dewberry said the incident could have been much worse.

"The aviation team were on the scene very quickly and able to get on top of this fire. Even with the close proximity they are to the fire ... it spread fairly quickly."

A fire and rescue team monitored the battery overnight, before handing the scene back to airport investigators.

In cases of a lithium-ion battery fire firefighters will cool down the battery and place it in a container with water to stop re-ignitions.

Alternatively, Superintendent Dewberry said firefighters would remain on the scene throughout the night in case of a spark-up.  

The owners of the cars have yet to be notified.

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