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Tesla car battery catches fire as crews demolish home damaged in prev blaz

by mikequinlan on 3/8/25, 5:23 PM with 4 comments

  • by mikequinlan on 3/8/25, 5:23 PM

    "A two-story Montgomery County, Maryland home destroyed in a fire from November 2024 caught fire again Wednesday, this time due to a Tesla car battery found at the scene, according to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) official."

  • by chabes on 3/8/25, 6:56 PM

    Maybe the car was protesting Elon?

  • by _aavaa_ on 3/8/25, 7:03 PM

    More anti-EV FUD.

    “Officials said the battery briefly went into a 'thermal runaway' partially due to damage from the Nov. 11, 2024 house fire that destroyed the home and damaged several vehicles.”

    The battery survived the house burning down and then finally failed 4 months later. If this was a petrol car it would have burned up in November.