Cybertruck catches fire in Texas after crashing into fire hydrant (video)

[Old Spice]

https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/cybertruck-catches-fire-in-front-of-bass-pro-shops-in-harlingen/

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Fire crews were at the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Harlingen, Texas where a Tesla Cybertruck caught fire Tuesday.

The crash took place at 4:45 p.m. between Sam’s Club and Bass Pro Shops, off Spur 54 and Bass Pro Drive, when a Cybertruck crashed into a fire hydrant.

Assistant Fire Chief Ruben Balboa said the Cybertruck’s battery ignited after the water from the fire hydrant soaked it.

Witnesses said while the flames and gasses were not visible, the smell of the battery was penetrating the air in the area.

First responders said they thought they had extinguished the flames coming from the Cybertruck, but shortly after stopping the water flow onto the battery, the fire began again.

Authorities have not disclosed if any injuries resulted from the accident — only that a Cybertruck was involved.

Video from eyewitness:

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[getsometom]

What other car fire has this type of attention?

 

[Old Spice]

What other car fire has this type of attention?

Seriously! ?

 

[UberNoob]

Interesting the water from the hydrant started the fire…. Let me spray from this here hose. Umm every hydrant I seen hit in the moves sprays much much more water up. Turn it back on??

 

[nubbin77]

The irony of a fire hydrant causing a fire...

 

[mongo]

Interesting the water from the hydrant started the fire…. Let me spray from this here hose. Umm every hydrant I seen hit in the moves sprays much much more water up. Turn it back on??

I doubt the water started the fire
More likely the fire became visible after the hydrant started shooting water after the hydrant punctured the pack and cells and after the truck broke the hydrant

 

[rizvend]

https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/cybertruck-catches-fire-in-front-of-bass-pro-shops-in-harlingen/

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Fire crews were at the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Harlingen, Texas where a Tesla Cybertruck caught fire Tuesday.

The crash took place at 4:45 p.m. between Sam’s Club and Bass Pro Shops, off Spur 54 and Bass Pro Drive, when a Cybertruck crashed into a fire hydrant.

Assistant Fire Chief Ruben Balboa said the Cybertruck’s battery ignited after the water from the fire hydrant soaked it.

Witnesses said while the flames and gasses were not visible, the smell of the battery was penetrating the air in the area.

First responders said they thought they had extinguished the flames coming from the Cybertruck, but shortly after stopping the water flow onto the battery, the fire began again.

Authorities have not disclosed if any injuries resulted from the accident — only that a Cybertruck was involved.

Video from eyewitness:

Yeah...never mind if lives or limbs were lost...it's negative and involves the Cybertruck so it makes the news! ??

 

[Brandon708]

It is funny when you hear people say things about them catching fire. A lady came by and said "Don't these things catch fire, and the fire department doesn't know how to put them out."

My response is yes, just like a gasoline vehicle that will explode if it catches fire. The fire department had the same problem with the gasoline fires when we switched from horses to combustion engines. They need to figure it out and I will be sure not to be in the vehicle if it does catch fire.

 

[FitNess]

What the heck, another fire. I want to know more about that fire hydrant that pulled out in front of him!

 

[GFleck]

Guess we should keep the ice vehicle fire stats on the clipboard ready to go to respond to every CT fire in the country being posted as evidence of some big and unique problem. As if ice vehicles are fire proof and don't catch fire every day. ?

 

[GatorCyber]

is this the second one? plus the semi the other day

 

[Cybertruck26]

Quick, turn on Wade Mode!

 

[Tecyber1]

Two problems that need to be pointed out:

1. Texas
2. Texas Driver

 

[theoldguy]

Im impressed with how well the fire is contained. Its hard to see the extent from the short video clip, but I assume the Fire Dept wasnt there with a hose ready, so it must have been burning for a period of time. I was expecting to see an out of control, raging, CT burn to the ground.
I would prefer no fire of course, but if I were to experience one i believe the CT might give me some valuable time to get my Cafetera from the Frunk lol.

 

[RayzorBEV]

Two problems that need to be pointed out:

1. Texas
2. Texas Driver

And I'm from Texas

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