Crime & Safety
Hybrid Car Catches Fire Near Concord DMV
A video of the fire posted to Twitter shows tall, explosive flames bursting into the air.
@Hyundai Ioniq (in front of Camry) on fire near the Concord DMV, CA. I could hear the batteries pop, this is the only concern I have with electric cars as a true @Tesla fan. How do we solve this @elonmusk ?
— Neeraj S Nair (@NairNeeraj) February 7, 2019
I volunteered for help, but they said @ConcordCA police was on the way. pic.twitter.com/tx6Vwtddre
CONCORD, CA — A hybrid car burst into flames Wednesday afternoon near the Concord DMV, a spokesman for the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District confirmed. The fire at 2121 Meridian Park Blvd. was reported at 3:52 p.m. by six or seven callers, with at least one engine crew dispatched shortly thereafter, said Steve Hill of Con Fire.
Video of the fire involving a Hyundai — possibly an Ioniq — posted by a Twitter user showed tall, explosive flames bursting into the air.
"I could hear the batteries pop..." the Twitter user wrote.
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Hill said the fire was extinguished within 10 minutes and no injuries were reported.
Information from the scene indicated it was a hybrid vehicle, Hill said.
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According to Hyundai, the Ioniq comes in three options: hybrid, electric and plug-in hybrid.
Lead image courtesy Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
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