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Rest area fire safety with SAFEDOME When traveling, on a business trip, or driving long distances, highway rest areas are an essential stop. Although they are places we only stay for a short time, did you know they can be particularly vulnerable to fire risks? Characteristics of Lithium-Ion Battery Fires Highway rest areas are spaces where a large number of vehicles and visitors gather at the same time, even for a short period. Parking areas are often densely packed with vehicles, while EV charging stations are located on one side, and fire-risk facilities such as gas stations operate on another. With multiple risk factors coexisting in a single space, a vehicle fire can quickly escalate beyond an isolated incident, spreading rapidly to nearby vehicles and surrounding facilities. In particular, EV fires are highly prone to sustained burning or re-ignitiondue to thermal runaway. Therefore, how quickly the situation is addressed in the early stages, and how effectively the spr...