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Tesla ‘spontaneously’ caught fire on California highway

● The Tesla Model S was traveling at “freeway speeds” when the fire broke out
● Crews used approximately 6,000 gallons of water to put out the fire.
● No injuries were reported from this incident.

(Severe damage at the front of the Tesla Model S is clearly visible.)

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A Tesla vehicle on a highway in Sacramento California burst into flames this weekend after the
car’s battery compartment “spontaneously” caught fire. According to the Sacramento Metro Fire
District, the Tesla Model S was traveling at “freeway speeds” when the fire started.
In photos shared by the Sacramento Metro Fire District, the severe damage to the front of the
vehicle can be clearly seen. The fire crew had to lift the vehicle in order to access the battery
compartment.

There were no reported injuries from the incident which took place on the shoulder of eastbound
Highway 50 and Sunrise Boulevard in Rancho Cordova,
Crews used around 6,000 gallons of water to put out the fire. Firefighters stated that they had to
use this much water as the Tesla’s battery cells continued to catch fire. Crews in Sacramento
were called to another Tesla fire in the area last summer. In this incident, which took place at a
wrecking yard, the car had to be put into a small pit filled with water to stop the battery
compartment reigniting.

In another incident in October, a Tesla battery submerged in hurricane flood waters became
corroded and caught fire. In that case, Florida firefighters had to use around 1,500 gallons of
water to put out the flames.

Last August, Sacramento Fire Captain, Parker Wilbourn stated that electric vehicle fires pose
more difficult challenges for fire crews than traditional combustion engines that use gasoline.
“When one battery catches fire, it preheats the next battery, the next battery and the next
battery. It causes a fire and it is a chain reaction from there,” Wilbourn explained.

(Fire crews had to lift the car to access the battery compartment.)

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