Police in the Mexican city of Merida, the capital of eastern Yucatan state, said a speeding driver of a Tesla Model S sedan drove the luxury electric vehicle into a median where it caught fire.
According to the Spanish-language progresohoy.com, a driver in the early hours of Thursday, Oct. 17, struck a median at high velocity and ended up in a town square. The report doesn’t identify the model of the car, but photos posted with the story clearly show a white Model S after firefighters managed to extinguish the flames using dry chemical, a standard for fighting gasoline and electric car fires.
If this had been any other vehicle, the incident would have remained a small, local news item. But a little over two weeks earlier a Model S caught fire in Kent, Washington state, and raised questions after firefighters said they had to cut the vehicle open to access the fire in the battery pack. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration put an end last week to speculation about safety, saying the incident was not worth a full investigation. The watchdog agency maintains that electric cars are not more likely to catch fire in accidents than conventional cars.
Ten seconds into this video the car’s front end appears to explode. Later responders blasted the car with chemical extinguisher. Click here to see a close-up of the Model S in the aftermath.
Watch This Video Of A Tesla Model S Fire In The City Of Merida, Yucatan State, Mexico
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