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A video of a Tesla Model S catching on fire whilst parked has gone viral.
A parked Model S in a garage started to emit smoke before bursting into flames in Shanghai on Sunday 21 April.
Tesla issued a statement on Monday saying they have sent a team on site to investigate what happened.
“We are actively liaising with the relevant departments and cooperating with the verification of the situation,” says Tesla’s official response on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter.
No one was hurt in the fire, Tesla reports.
An aftermath video released by @ShanghaiJayin shows the Model S and the cars next to it wrecked.
https://twitter.com/ShanghaiJayin/status/1120000493625806848
It is not certain what caused the fire. Tesla declined to comment further when contacted by Reuters and other publications.
Just 14 hours ago, a Nio es8 caught on fire in Xi’an, China at the Nio Service Centre.
@ShanghaiJayin released a video on Twitter of the es8 catching fire while firefighters try to put it out. The aftermath showed the vehicle in pieces.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1120231734958624768
There have been at least 14 times Tesla cars have caught on fire since 2013, Aljazeera reports.
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