Tesla Locks Driver Inside Before Bursting in Flames, Driver Kicked Window to Escape

The inside view of a "Tesla Model Y" car, an all-electric compact SUV by U.S. electric car giant Tesla, during its presentation at the Automobile Club in Budapest on Sept. 5, 2020. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images

A Vancouver-area driver claims he kicked the window of his almost brand-new Tesla Model Y to escape a dangerous vehicle fire after the car lost power and trapped him inside.

In a 12-minute video that has since gone viral, Jamil Jutha, the driver of the Tesla, said that the electric vehicle’s (EV) battery suddenly “died,” noting that he wasn’t sure what happened.