Parked Tesla EV catches fire for hours in Yongin
Published: 16 Aug. 2024, 23:09
Updated: 16 Aug. 2024, 23:33
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- SARAH CHEA
- chea.sarah@joongang.co.kr
![Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze that broke out from a Tesla on a road in Yongin, Gyeonggi. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/08/16/99440c63-7c65-458d-8ba2-db3afdc8ab52.jpg)
Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze that broke out from a Tesla on a road in Yongin, Gyeonggi. [NEWS1]
A Tesla EV caught fire in Yongin, Gyeonggi, on Friday, in yet another blaze involving an EV after a catastrophic Mercedes EV explosion earlier in the month.
The fire broke out at around 7:40 p.m. while the EV was parked on the side of the road, according to multiple local reports.
A total of 49 firefighters have been dispatched to extinguish the fire, which burned for more than three hours as of press time.
No injuries have been reported, according to media reports.
BY SARAH CHEA [chea.sarah@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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