{"id":67851,"date":"2023-12-27T21:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T21:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/?p=2899460"},"modified":"2023-12-27T21:02:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T21:02:00","slug":"firefighters-use-over-36000-gallons-of-water-to-extinguish-burning-tesla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/27\/firefighters-use-over-36000-gallons-of-water-to-extinguish-burning-tesla\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters Use Over 36,000 Gallons Of Water To Extinguish Burning Tesla"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<html><body><\/p>\n<p>Electric vehicle fires pose their own unique set of challenges and the Pine Level Fire Department has revealed it took more than 36,000 gallons of water to bring a burning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/tesla-model-y\/\">Tesla Model Y<\/a> under control.<\/p>\n<p><!--  [Mobile]med_rect_atf --><\/p>\n<div data-pw-mobi=\"med_rect_atf\" id=\"pwMobiMedRectAtf\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n  window.ramp.que.push(function () {\n      window.ramp.addTag(\"pwMobiMedRectAtf\");\n  })\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the department, firefighters responded to a report of a traffic accident with a vehicle fire at 11:14 pm on Christmas Day. When they arrived on the scene, the Model Y was &ldquo;fully involved in fire.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, the driver wasn&rsquo;t hurt in the accident and managed to escape. Their vehicle wasn&rsquo;t as lucky as the battery pack reportedly experienced a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2022\/05\/lg-chem-develops-new-product-to-prevent-thermal-runaway-in-ev-batteries-production-slated-for-2023\/\">thermal runaway<\/a>.&rdquo; The highway was closed and firefighters spent over an hour battling the blaze.<\/p>\n<div class='in-asd-content'>\n<h6>advertisement scroll to continue<\/h6>\n<div data-pw-desk='med_rect_atf' id='pwDeskMedRectAtf'><\/div>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript'>\n  window.ramp.que.push(function () {\n      window.ramp.addTag('pwDeskMedRectAtf');\n  })\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--  [Mobile]med_rect_btf --><\/p>\n<div data-pw-mobi=\"med_rect_btf\" id=\"pwMobiMedRectBtf1\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n  window.ramp.que.push(function () {\n      window.ramp.addTag(\"pwMobiMedRectBtf1\");\n  })\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2020\/10\/survey-suggests-half-of-u-s-fire-departments-dont-have-protocols-for-responding-to-ev-or-hybrid-fires\/\">Survey Suggests Half Of U.S. Fire Departments Don&rsquo;t Have Protocols For Responding To EV Or Hybrid Fires<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pine Level responds to electric car fire\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WJeXtfluwj0?feature=oembed\" onload=\"resizeIframe(this,this.parentElement);\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The department noted &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/electric-vehicles\/\">electric vehicle<\/a> fires are unusual and present unique challenges and dangers to firefighters&rdquo; as they can &ldquo;reignite hours or days after they are first extinguished&rdquo; and burn at temperatures exceeding 4,532&deg; F (2,500&deg; C). They added, &ldquo;smoke from these burning electric cars produces Hydrogen Fluoride and Hydrogen Chloride gases &ndash; both of which are toxic to breath (sic) and requires firefighters to wear breathing apparatus.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While the department didn&rsquo;t say much about the accident,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsfa.com\/2023\/12\/26\/driver-custody-after-tesla-crashes-burns-interstate-65\/\">WSFA<\/a> reports the driver was a 33-year-old man from Georgia who was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n  window._taboola = window._taboola || [];\n  _taboola.push({\n    mode: 'thumbnails-a-mid',\n    container: 'taboola-mid-article',\n    placement: 'Mid Article',\n    target_type: 'mix'\n  });\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n  window._taboola = window._taboola || [];\n  _taboola.push({\n    mode: 'thumbnails-oc-2x1',\n    container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic',\n    placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails Organic',\n    target_type: 'mix'\n  });\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The station also talked to Pine Level Fire Chief Austin Worcester, who said traditional vehicle fires require around 300 to 1,000 gallons of water to extinguish. He added that special equipment exists for fighting electric vehicle fires, but it&rsquo;s far too expensive for the volunteer fire department.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-1227-1.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n                <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-1227-1.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-1227-1-400x300.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-1227-1-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-1227-1-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-1227-1-1536x1152.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px\"><\/source><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-1227-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-1227-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-1227-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-1227-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-1227-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px\" alt=\" Firefighters Use Over 36,000 Gallons Of Water To Extinguish Burning Tesla\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-1227-1-1024x768.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\">\n                <\/picture>\n            <\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a><br \/>\n        <\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tesla-Model-Y-Fire-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<p>A burning Tesla required roughly 36 times the amount of water to extinguish an ICE-powered 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