Tesla catches fire on Highway 50 near Rancho Cordova
WE HAVE A CREW ON THE WAY TO GATHER MORE DETAILS. >> THIS IS NEW TONIGHT. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY A TESLA MODEL S, ENGULFED IN FLAMES TODAY. AFTER ITS BATTERY COMPARTMENT, SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE. SAC METRO FIRE CREWS BATTLED THE FLAMES, ON EASTBOUND HIGHWAY 50, IN RANCHO CORDOVA. IT TOOK TWO FIRE ENGINES, A WATER TENDER, AND A LADDER TRUCK. 6,000 GALLONS OF WATER WERE USED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, AS THE CELL CONTINUED TO COMBUST. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INJURE
Tesla catches fire on Highway 50 near Rancho Cordova
Updated: 11:41 AM PST Jan 30, 2023
Sacramento Metro Fire had to put out a fire on Highway 50 after a Tesla Model S car battery combusted on Saturday. Metro Fire said that the Tesla Caught Fire near Rancho Cordova while traveling at freeway speeds and that it took 6,000 gallons of water for crews to extinguish the flames. Two fire engines responded and crews propped the vehicle up with a jack to cool the battery.Nobody was injured according to fire officials. | MORE | Sacramento firefighters put out Tesla fire that kept reigniting
Sacramento Metro Fire had to put out a fire on Highway 50 after a Tesla Model S car battery combusted on Saturday.
Metro Fire said that the Tesla Caught Fire near Rancho Cordova while traveling at freeway speeds and that it took 6,000 gallons of water for crews to extinguish the flames. Two fire engines responded and crews propped the vehicle up with a jack to cool the battery.
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Nobody was injured according to fire officials.
| MORE | Sacramento firefighters put out Tesla fire that kept reigniting
