Unsafe Tesla lithium fire bomb goes off with a whoosh of flames.Firefighter battling Tesla Model S blaze: ‘We’re gonna be here all night’By SHAWN LANGLOIS SOCIAL-MEDIA EDITOR Published: Dec 19, 2018 4:04 p.m. ET
Driver says he’ll never buy another Tesla
It started with a dashboard warning and ended with a burst of flames that ultimately destroyed one Bay Area man’s new Tesla Model S.The driver, who didn’t give his name, told ABC7 News he was driving on the highway when the sensor alerted him to a rapid drop in tire pressure. He pulled over and had his vehicle, which he’d bought three months prior, towed to the shop.
Just minutes after arriving for the fix, the front end of the car reportedly caught fire, as you can see from this video footage:
Amanda del Castillo · Dec 19, 2018
#NEW Brad Basford shared this video with @abc7newsbayarea. This was the scene along University Ave in Los Gatos, showing the Tesla on fire. This happened earlier this afternoon.
NEW Tesla owner shares this incredible video of his car catching fire. The Saratoga resident says he got the car 3-months ago, it only had 1200-miles. Follow this thread for details on how the situation developed.
Crews on the scene waited six hours for the battery to cool, but even then, after transporting it 10 minutes away, the car reignited late Tuesday night.
Firefighters said they would remain on the scene all night as a precaution.
Here’s footage from later in the evening
Watch the unsafe Tesla lithium fire bomb explode into action here:-
https://twitter.com/AmandaABC7/status/1075196041303973888As for the owner, he told ABC7 News his family would never own another Tesla.“If this had been in the house, and we were on vacation, and this thing caught fire in the garage, the whole house could go under,” he said.
Tesla TSLA, -0.14% released this statement in response to the incident: “We are currently investigating the matter and are in touch with local first responders. We are glad to hear that everyone is safe.”
Tesla car fires are nothing new, and this isn’t the first time a Tesla battery has reignited. Earlier this year, for instance, the battery pack of a Model X involved in a fatal accident burst into flames days after catching on fire in the crash.
At the time of that incident, Tesla said its batteries “are designed so that in the rare circumstance a fire occurs, it spreads slowly so that occupants have plenty of time to get out of the car.” The company also said the fire rate of their vehicles is much lower than comparable gas-powered vehicles.
Tesla shares closed Wednesday’s session down 1.2% at $332.98
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