ACME Pokhran fire was an AC-side short, not cell thermal runaway
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ACME's 17 July Pokhran fire hit four power-conversion units via an AC-side short, not cell thermal runaway; the company revenue hit is estimated at about Rs 20 lakh. Claims language that treats every smoke event at a storage plant as a battery thermal-runaway loss will mis-reserve. | Source: CNBC-TV18, 17 Jul 2026, https://www.cnbctv18.com/energy/acme-refutes-reports-of-major-damage-at-pokhran-battery-storage-facility-19948422.htm - Caveat: the RCA is the operator's, not an independent lab report.