Tesla truck fire in California took 190,000 litres of water, and an aircraft to extinguish
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The remains of the Tesla electric truck being removed from the scene on interstate 80 in California after it crashed. It took 190,000 litres of water to put out the blaze. Screenshot / KCRA 3
The remains of the Tesla electric truck being removed from the scene on interstate 80 in California after it crashed. It took 190,000 litres of water to put out the blaze. Screenshot / KCRA 3
United States firefighters used 190,000 litres of water to extinguish a blaze involving an electric Tesla semi-truck this month following a crash, a government agency said.
Besides water to cool the vehicle’s batteries, California firefighters also “used an aircraft to apply fire retardant to the immediate area as a precautionary measure”, said the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in a statement released on Friday.
The crash involving the Tesla semi took place early on August 19 as the vehicle was travelling near Emigrant Gap in California, the board said.
The semi-truck operated by a Tesla employee was heading from Livermore, California, to a Tesla facility in Sparks, Nevada.
What remained of the the Tesla electric truck after it burned for hours following a crash on a California interstate. Screenshot / KCRA 3
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