According to the source, the Tesla standing in the parking lot spontaneously caught fire. Rescuers say it’s nearly impossible to put out the fire.

Another Tesla fire

• Tesla Model S parked on a farm in California.
• When the fire brigade arrived on the scene, the car was completely engulfed in flames. Extinguish it was a real test for the rescuers.
• Each time the flame went out, the battery of the electric car was ignited with new power.
• Tesla turned to the side with the parking attendants. This led to a direct path to the source of the fire. But this did not help, because the residual heat of the batteries regained the combustion – temperature exceeded 3000 degrees.
• I had to resort to radical methods. With the help of an excavator, the workers dug a pit that rescuers filled with water. The firefighters who dragged the car there still managed to cope with the task.
• The electric car was put out for about an hour and consumed about 4.5 thousand gallons of water. This amount will be enough to extinguish the fires in the building.

Half of Tesla Model S car completely burned / Photo Washington Post

Rescuers say they were very surprised that the task was so difficult: “This is a completely new beast for firefighters.”

The ministry has yet to determine why the electric car spontaneously caught fire. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment for the Washington Post. Broadcast, firefighter’s the department is preparing to increase the number of such casesas more owners install chargers in their garages.