Explosion and fire on Model X taxi parking space, owner: Tesla doesn't care
Fast Technology news on July 24, it was reported that recently, in a residential area in Frankfurt, France, a Tesla Model X taxi exploded in the early morning on a parking space, and then spontaneously combusted.
The fire at the scene was extremely ferocious, Tesla was completely burned, and two other cars around were also damaged by the fire, including an Audi SUV in blue.
It is reported that the owner of Tesla Model X in the fire accident is Frank Benner (60 years old), who is the "originator" of electric taxis in Frankfurt and is the first driver to buy an electric car as a taxi. He provides luxury car services to his customers locally.
According to Benner, he was driving home from a night shift, parked his car in the parking space and went upstairs to sleep. But after a while, a loud bang was heard, and from the window, a huge flame was seen coming out of his Model X.
He then immediately ran downstairs to alert the fire brigade, and 10 minutes later, a large fire brigade arrived. The fire brigade extinguished the fire with special foam for hours until the Tesla burned to ashes.
Police and the fire brigade have launched an investigation into the accident. A police spokesman said there was "no evidence of a criminal offence and no arson at this time".
The owner said Tesla had been notified but was not interested. For now, the owner temporarily replaces the burned Tesla with a Mercedes-Benz diesel car.
