{"id":66756,"date":"2013-10-28T16:20:47","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T20:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=66756"},"modified":"2013-10-28T16:20:48","modified_gmt":"2013-10-28T20:20:48","slug":"second-model-s-catches-fire-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2013\/10\/second-model-s-catches-fire-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Model S Catches Fire in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The remains of a second Tesla Model S that caught fire. In this case, it hit two walls and a tree beforehand and the driver escaped unharmed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just as Tesla managed to get past the furor around the Model S that caught fire in Seattle earlier this month, it appears the company will be dealing with a second fire.<\/p>\n

Shaky, fuzzy video footage \u2013 as well as several pictures of the aftermath \u2013 of what appears to a white Model S engulfed in flames is working its way around the Internet. According to multiple media reports, the incident occurred on Oct. 18 in Merida, which is in the northern Yucatan peninsula of Mexico.<\/p>\n

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Reports say that the fire occurred after the Model S crashed into two\u00a0walls after speeding into a roundabout and then collided with a tree. The driver, who also according to media reports, was driving under the influence of alcohol escaped with no major injuries. It\u2019s unclear if these crashes caused enough damage to pierce into the battery and started the fire, as was the case in the earlier fire in Seattle.<\/p>\n

Tesla executives were not available for comment. Nor has Elon Musk, Tesla\u2019s founder and CEO, who often uses Twitter to address issues, offered comment on his Twitter account or corporate blog.<\/p>\n

As mentioned, it was the second time this month that a Model S caught fire. According to the maker\u2019s own investigation of the Seattle incident, a large chunk of metal debris managed to punch a three-inch hole in the armor surrounding the battery pack. It was an odd an unlikely occurrence and, Musk noted, the design of the pack kept the fire relatively limited in scope.<\/p>\n

But investigators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration \u2013 who were on furlough due to the government shutdown when the fire occurred \u2013 have just begun their own investigation and it is unclear what that may yield.<\/p>\n

(Musk insists Model S is safe in spite of fire. For more, <\/em><\/strong>Click Here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the aftermath of the Seattle fire, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk took to the company\u2019s blog to respond to concerns about a fire that erupted under the hood of a Model S noting there were no injuries in the incident, apparently in part due to the vehicle\u2019s own warning system which advised the driver to pull over and exit before the fire erupted in the battery compartment.<\/p>\n

(<\/em><\/strong>Click Here<\/a><\/span><\/strong> to read about the impact the incident is having on Tesla\u2019s share price.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Musk suggested that the fact the driver was piloting an EV worked in his favor.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor consumers concerned about fire risk, there should be absolutely zero doubt that it is safer to power a car with a battery than a large tank of highly flammable liquid.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just as Tesla seemed to be getting past the furor surrounding the Model S that caught fire in Seattle earlier this month, it appears the company will be dealing with a second fire as pictures of a second Model S in flames, this time in Mexico, are wending around the Internet. To get the details, go to TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4389,"featured_media":66755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[151],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66756"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4389"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66756\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66756"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=66756"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=66756"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=66756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}