California Firefighters Use 6,000 Gallons of Water to Put Out Tesla Fire on Highway 50

California Firefighters Use 6,000 Gallons of Water to Put Out Tesla Fire on Highway 50
A Tesla car sits parked at a Tesla Supercharger in Petaluma, Calif., on Sept. 23, 2020. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Bill Pan
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A Tesla Model S burst into flames on Saturday afternoon in California while driving on Highway 50, causing two eastbound lanes to close, officials said.

The electric vehicle was traveling at “freeway speeds” when its battery compartment “spontaneously” caught fire, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said on Twitter. The incident happened around 3:41 p.m.
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