Elite car, charge is difficult! Tesla caught fire due to electric shock

It is very unfortunate what happened to the driver of a Tesla Model S. The intention was to save money by stealing electricity, but instead the car caught fire. The fire was reported to have spread to the neighbor’s house. Duh…

This story was received from a Tesla Model S driver in the Tijuana, Mexico area. Instead of recharging the Tesla battery at a public electric vehicle charging station, an unknown Tesla car owner stole electricity using an illegal network.

Reporting from Mexico every dayMonday (12/8/2024), the incident took place in the area of ​​Lázaro Cárdenas in Tijuana, near the border between Mexico and the United States.

According to initial reports from the Tijuana fire department, the vehicle was stealing power from public utility poles by using an unauthorized connection. Even though the government has banned it due to fire hazard.

The fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical problem in the car which required an illegal charge. The red cock is said to have spread to nearby houses.

More in the report Associated PressRafael Carrillo, the fire chief of Tijuana, said that firefighters built earthen embankments around the car to keep it covered by water.

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First, the fire department received a call on Monday (5/8) that there was a fire in a house that the owner had left behind.

However, when they arrived at the scene, it was difficult for firefighters to extinguish the fire because it was caused by a lithium battery.

“This Tesla is connected directly to the power line,” said Arturo Sánchez, coordinator of the Tijuana Fire Department.

“This is an unusual thing that we are experiencing for the first time – seeing a Tesla on fire,” he said.

Sánchez said that a fire in a Tesla or any electric vehicle can be particularly challenging for firefighters for two reasons: It takes a lot of water to put out a fire in a full car of batteries that store power. In addition, in this case, the car is directly connected to high voltage electricity.

He said the fire spread to an unoccupied house quickly to prevent it from spreading to other houses. No deaths or injuries were reported. The sedan type electric car looks burnt on the front left side.

In Mexico, there is a name for ‘cheating’ or stealing electricity devilor little devil. Mexico’s national electricity company costs more than US$ 2.5 billion annually due to electricity theft.

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