Tesla Spontaneously Combusts In A Repair Shop In Hangzhou, China

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A Tesla that has been sitting on a stand awaiting fix in Hangzhou, China abruptly caught fire yesterday , according to Chinese press . The Hangzhou Fire Command Center received a fire alarm call and reacted to get a Tesla”hanging in the air” and on fire.

The incident took place at 1:45 AM on August 18 after the Hangzhou Fire Command Center received a report a Tesla repair store had smoke coming from it. The fire department discharged three vehicles to the incident, which has been situated in the Jiangnan Building Materials Market on Binkang Road, a Tesla authorized spray center called Hangzhou Xincheng Express Cat Auto Service Co., Ltd..

When the firefighters arrived, they found that the building was full of smoke and there was poor visibility. They found”an open flame and black smoke” beneath the hood of a Tesla. The”meter box” alongside the Tesla was on fire.

The fire was extinguished about one hour and a half later at time.

While the specific cause of the fire remains under investigation, the Tesla’s engine would be still the first suspect. The entry wall at the repair shop was reportedly”blackened by smoke”.

5A $TSLA car owner who lives nearby, Mr Wang, came over in the afternoon hearing about the news in his WeChat group. “I brought my car in on Monday for service & was supposed to get it back yesterday, I was busy & unable to come, didn’t expect a fire to happen.” $TSLAQ

— another patsy (@jzanotherpatsy) August 19, 2019

This marks yet another spontaneous combustion incident where bystanders barely escaped injury or death – there have been reportedly apartments upstairs at the repair shop and”many rental households”. The report does not include information as well as an investigation is ongoing. 

This is not the spontaneous combustion event that has happened in China this season. Back in April, we reported on video that had surfaced with a Tesla shooting fire and bursting, while parked.

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