KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 ― The Fire and Rescue Department has confirmed {that a} Tesla electrical car was certainly concerned in a fire incident final night time. Several footage of the incident made their means on-line final night time however the official acknowledgement solely got here this morning.
According to the official report, the division acquired a name relating to the fire incident at round 8.32pm. Seven firefighters from the Puchong Fire and Rescue Station had been deployed to the scene and located that 70 per cent of the Tesla Model Y had been engulfed by the flame.
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The firefighters managed to place out the fire utterly though the official report didn’t point out how lengthy it took them to do that. In a press release, the Assistant Director for the Operation Division of Bomba Selangor, Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar famous that the proprietor of the Tesla parked the automotive on the location in order to get some meals earlier than the EV instantly caught on fire.
Ahamad Mukhlis additionally stated that the case has since been handed over to the forensic division for additional motion. Hence, it’s nonetheless too early to know whether or not the high-voltage battery on the Tesla was the reason for the fire or in any other case.
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Even from final night time’s footage, it’s nonetheless arduous to pinpoint the actual reason behind the fire. Given that the firefighters didn’t face many difficulties in placing out the fire, it appeared moderately possible that the high-voltage battery was not the wrongdoer.
However, let’s not get too far forward of ourselves. We will hold you posted as soon as we obtain extra info from Bomba Malaysia relating to the Tesla fire incident which is likely to be one of many first EV fires to be caught on digital camera in Malaysia. ― eNM
