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Tesla Model S sedans sit on show outdoors a showroom in Littleton, Colo. A Model S caught fireplace by the side of a Sacramento-area freeway, officers mentioned.
David Zalubowski, STF / Associated PressA Tesla abruptly exploded in flames on the side of a freeway outdoors Sacramento on Saturday afternoon, with first responders in a position to extinguish the hearth, Sacramento Metro Fire mentioned.
The driver of the Tesla Model S pulled over on the side of eastbound U.S. 50 near Rancho Cordova after smoke started billowing out of the entrance of the automotive. Officials mentioned there was no harm to the automobile earlier than the hearth.
Fire engines arrived on the scene round 3:41 p.m. and used jacks to entry the automotive’s battery and put out the flames. “Thousands” of gallons of water had for use earlier than the hearth was absolutely extinguished, a spokesperson for Sacramento Metro Fire mentioned.
No one was injured, fireplace officers mentioned.
This isn’t the primary time the division labored to place out a Tesla fireplace. Last June, crews responded to a Tesla parked in a wrecking yard that spontaneously caught fireplace three weeks after being concerned in an accident, the spokesperson mentioned. Firefighters needed to place your entire automotive in a pit and fill it with water earlier than the hearth was snuffed out.
Jordan Parker (he/him) is a San Francisco Chronicle employees author. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @jparkerwrites
