Tesla big rig fire

[ning]

Big rig caught fire, shut down major highway all day.
Tons of traffic rerouted through our town.

Tesla semi-truck fire prompts I-80 closure in California as hazmat response halts Sierra Nevada freeway traffic

A Tesla big rig that caught fire kept both directions of California's Interstate 80 closed in the Sierra Nevada for hours on Monday.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Hay Dude]

#naturalgas
#fracking

 

[tradosaurus]

Uh oh. This has got to be a first where a vehicle burst into flames from a wreck and shutdown a highway.
#bantesla
#arrestmusk

 

[plowhog]

Interstate 80 (I-80) is a major transportation artery over the Sierra mountains nearby. A 2 hour shutdown is considered a major event. In this case the freeway was shut down for 16 hours. Not a small deal.

The report I read said people were kept 1/2 mile away due to toxic fumes, and that Tesla has dispatched a hazmat team to deal with the aftermath.

Not knocking an EV, but certainly a very different deal from a typical vehicle or truck fire.

Side note: I know this exact location (Laing rd offramp.) Was towing a travel trailer and blew a tire there once.

Tesla Semi fire closes I-80 for hours, releases toxic fumes in Placer County

An electric big rig caught fire early Monday morning after crashing into the trees on eastbound Interstate 80 near the offramp for Laing Road, California Highway Patrol logs show.

www.kcra.com

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Probably the first time the vehicle burned for 16 hours and firefighters said they were just going to let it burn out and not attempt to extinguish. Seems as though the HAZMAT response is much more robust too.

 

[Minsid]

Probably the first time the vehicle burned for 16 hours and firefighters said they were just going to let it burn out and not attempt to extinguish.

That is a thing with EV fires. The batteries are sealed and armored enough that getting water on them is problematic.

Car fires are common and EVs are harder to put out. It will likely change as procedures evolve but right now 'let it burn' is a valid response.

 

[ptsg]

Last week, a Tesla burst in flames during charging in a parking spot near the Lisbon airport. Over 200 vehicles completely destroyed.

If you know Portuguese, here the news article: Mais de 200 carros destruídos em incêndio num armazém de aluguer de viaturas perto do aeroporto de Lisboa

 

[scootr]

It's not about getting water on the batteries. Fire dept dropped red retardant around the rig to keep the fire from spreading to the woodland. Anybody know what the carbon footprint of a 16 hr burning lithium battery and truck is how's that add up in the zero emission report.

Tesla burns under water.

 

[arto98607]

Needs more water to put out the fire!

 

[dodge man]

A lot of cynicism in this post. Aren’t you guys all buying into the pixie dust Tesla’s put out when they catch fire?

So I’m not sure I understand, the truck wrecked and caught fire or it caught fire and then wrecked.