A Tesla Model S Caught Fire Twice A Day, Within Six Hours

Dhir Acharya - Dec 22, 2018

A Tesla Model S caught fire in a tire shop, it reignited only six hours later.

Earlier this week, a Tesla car caught fire when parked in a California, then it was on fire again just some hours after being pulled away.

According to Fire Department of Santa Clara County, on Tuesday afternoon, a silver Model S caught fire at an automobile repair shop. Fortunately, no one was working on the car and everyone there was safe.

Reports say that because of the car’s warning on low tire pressure, the owner brought his Model S to a tire shop. Soon after a hissing sound came out of the Tesla, it was on fire, completely ruin the car’s front. The building did not suffer from any damages.

Tesla actually released documents to guide users on how to respond to these kinds of situations. The fire crew had to stay and wait to make sure the car did not catch fire again due to the lithium-ion nature of the car’s batteries.

Fire crew tried to put out the fire on the Tesla Model S for the second time in a day

After six hours of waiting, the fire department reached to Tesla and decided to take the car to a tow yard. The vehicle, however, reignited there, taking thousands of gallons of water to put out the fire.

The owner said if the car was left home and the family was away, it could have burnt down the entire house, and that his wife may not let him buy another car from Tesla, ever again.

The cause of both fires has been unidentified since then. Talking to NBC, a spokesman from Tesla said the company is conducting an investigation to find out what’s wrong and they’re glad that there were no injuries.

To be fair, this kind of incident doesn’t often happen to a Tesla car. An NBC reported from the field that fire officials say it’s rare to see Tesla cars catch fire. Also, fire happens to gas-powered vehicles five times as often as electric vehicles, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and National Fire Protection Agency.

Plus, in case of fire, Tesla advises responders to wear masks that provide air for breathing since lithium-ion batteries emit toxic vapors when they burn.

Tesla also recommended the fire department to put the car in quarantine for 48 hours in case of new fire.