And when the electric car battery catches on fire it emits highly toxic fumes. Electric vehicle fires involving the batteries have proven in the past to be difficult for firefighters to address due to the amount of resources it takes to put them out and the toxic fumes the fire creates.
The National Transportation Safety Board says it opened a safety investigation in coordination with the California Highway Patrol into this week's Tesla semi-truck crash and fire in Placer County.
The electric-powered semi-truck went off the roadway along eastbound Interstate 80 near the Emigrant Gap area just after 3 a.m. Monday and crashed into trees.
The crash caused the vehicle's battery to catch fire, and it burned for several hours causing a full closure of the freeway through the evening. Though the semi-truck had veered off the road, the CHP said the crash had created a hazardous materials situation due to the toxic fumes released from the burning battery.
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/tesla-semi-fire-northern-california-ntsb-investigation/
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Regular gas powered trucks catch fire all the time, and have similar or worse results. [Here](https://ktla.com/news/local-news/gravel-truck-bursts-into-flames-on-busy-los-angeles-freeway/) and [here](https://cbs12.com/news/local/sw-amaryllis-avenue-and-sw-warfield-boulevard-semi-truck-catches-fire-in-indiantown-after-hitting-amtrak-train-with-86-people-onboard-railroad-safety-treasure-coast-florida-martin-county-sheriffs-office-fire-rescue-august-22-2024) is another.
I find it amazing that people get really excited about Evie fires, totally forgetting that gasoline is extremely flammable in cars burn all the time, burn houses down, and is generally destructive. Maybe these people have never seen fire before! It could be the caveman mentality.