Joppatowne, MD
Police & Fire
Homeowner Burned After Electric Vehicle Catches Fire, Spreads To Garage In Joppa Homeowner Burned After Electric Vehicle Catches Fire, Spreads To Garage In Joppa
Homeowner Burned After Electric Vehicle Catches Fire, Spreads To Garage In Joppa A homeowner suffered second-degree burns when an electric vehicle sparked a fire outside of his Harford County home and spread to the garage late on Tuesday night, officials say. At around 11 p.m. on Oct. 8, a family on Watertons Way in Joppa were preparing to go to bed when they heard a sound and found their 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning on fire, prompting one to attempt to disconnect the vehicle from a charging cable, causing it to burn him. The aftermath of the Harford County fire. Office Despite the injury, the homeowner tried to use a garden hose in an effort to extinguish the fire…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Police & Fire
2 Killed After Tesla Crashes Into White Plains Apartment Building, Catches On Fire 2 Killed After Tesla Crashes Into White Plains Apartment Building, Catches On Fire
2 Killed After Tesla Crashes Into White Plains Apartment Building, Catches On Fire Two people were killed when a Tesla slammed into an apartment building in Westchester and went up in flames, police said.  New, updated report - IDs Released For 2 Women Killed In Fiery White Plains Crash The crash happened just after 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 16 in White Plains, when the vehicle lost control, hit the curb and a tree, and crashed into the front of an apartment building at 295 Battle Ave., according to White Plains Public Safety Commissioner David Chong.  The vehicle and building both caught on fire after the car exploded, Chong said, adding that it was an…

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by Ben Crnic
Norwich, CT
Business
Tesla's First Showroom In CT Now Open: Here's Where It Is Tesla's First Showroom In CT Now Open: Here's Where It Is
Tesla's First Showroom In CT Now Open: Here's Where It Is If you are dying to test drive or purchase a Tesla, now is your chance with the opening of the brand's first Connecticut sales and showroom. The Tesla Electric Vehicle Showroom, located in New London County had a soft opening this week at the Shops at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, said Cody Chapman, director of Public Relations for the casino. During the opening, sales and demo drives have been available to guests. The grand opening of the showroom is slated for Monday, Dec. 18, Chapman said. "The Tesla EV Showroom + Sales & Delivery Center arriving at Mohegan Sun is the first-of-its…

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by Kathy Reakes
Chappaqua, NY
Police & Fire
Fire Risk: Electric Car Carefully Removed From Woods After Crashing, Flipping In Millwood Fire Risk: Electric Car Carefully Removed From Woods After Crashing, Flipping In Millwood
Fire Risk: Electric Car Carefully Removed From Woods After Crashing, Flipping In Millwood Crews had to be careful to avoid sparking a fire while removing an electric vehicle with a lithium-ion battery that crashed and flipped over into a wooded area in Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Monday, Oct. 16 around 1:30 p.m., when crews from the Millwood Volunteer Fire Co. #1 and the Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded to a rollover crash in Millwood on Route 134 at the intersection with Grace Lane.  According to Millwood Fire, arriving firefighters discovered that the car had lost control and crashed into a rock before flipping and landing in crush 75 …

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by Ben Crnic
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Tesla Erupts In Flames After Wakefield Crash Tesla Erupts In Flames After Wakefield Crash
Tesla Erupts In Flames After Wakefield Crash A single car crash was being cleared from the roadway when the electric vehicle's batteries were punctured, engulfing the vehicle in flames, officials say.  An electric Tesla car crashed into a guardrail in the I-95 north near Exit 59 on Thursday, Jan. 19 around 10:45 p.m., according to the Wakefield Fire department. The driver, 38, declined medical attention and first responders began to move the car from the scene when the incident quickly escalated.  As first responders began to move the wedged vehicle, the guardrail pierced the undercarriage and damaging the lithium-ion batteries, the …

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by Morgan Gonzales
Lusby, MD
Police & Fire
Too Charged Up: North Beach Public Works Garage Damaged By Electric Vehicle 'Explosion' Too Charged Up: North Beach Public Works Garage Damaged By Electric Vehicle 'Explosion'
Too Charged Up: North Beach Public Works Garage Damaged By Electric Vehicle 'Explosion' An electric vehicle stored in the North Beach Public Works building in Calvert County led to an explosion and large fire that broke out late on Thursday afternoon. First responders from the North Beach Volunteer Fire Department were alerted shortly before 7:10 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29 by Calvert County Communications of an explosion at the building on 11th Street, according to officials with the agency. Upon arrival, officials say that firefighters were met by a working fire inside the garage located on the complex, which was quickly knocked down within minutes, allowing crews from multi…

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by Zak Failla