Horrors Of Electric Car: Tesla Car Catches Fire After A Fiery Crash, Driver Killed; Car Needed 40X More Water To Extinguish Fire

Electric vehicles come with a few downsides of their own – and these are drastic.

Highlighting a hazard of electric vehicles is the incident of a woman in Cincinnati. She was driving an electric car and lost her life in an accident, and the batteries on the car are to be blamed for this.

The car was a Tesla, no less.

Why are Tesla’s batteries responsible for this? Read on to find out how and why this unfortunate accident happened.

Tesla Driver Loses Life In Fiery Car Crash; Are Tesla Batteries Responsible?

A woman driving a Tesla lost her life in a fiery crash near Cincinnati. As confirmed by the authorities, she went off the side of the road and hit a landscape boulder and two trees. The crash and the fire has deemed the car unrecognizable.

The person who reported this accident was a driver who heard an explosion and also saw the fire grow rapidly. As per reports, it was not possible for him to get near the burning car. 

Firefighters have also stated that the battery technology in the Tesla that was driven by the woman made it difficult to put out the fire.

Hazards Of Batteries Of Tesla

Capt. Mike Masterson of the Pierce Township Fire Department has revealed, “A standard car fire, typically, once we get the fire extinguished, it’s out, it’s done, we’re good to go. What we’re finding with this one is the batteries are shorting out on us, and they just keep generating heat and keep reigniting.”

A series of fires in Tesla vehicles have been investigated by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. The Board has also stated that the high-voltage lithium-ion batteries in Tesla are a safety risk to first responders after crashes.

Tesla vehicles don’t use gasoline which would also increase the risk of a big fire in case of a crash. However, the guidance by Tesla to first responders includes a warning about battery fires. 

The representatives of the company have also stated that high-speed collisions can result in a fire for any kind of car.