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A Tesla Inc electric vehicle suddenly caught fire in a Hong Kong parking lot, the Hong Kong Economic Times said, less than a month after a similar case was reported in Shanghai.
The Tesla Model S had been been parked in San Po Kong Plaza for about half an hour before the battery started
to emit smoke and flames appeared, according to the report.
There were sounds of explosions and firefighters took about 45 minutes to extinguish the blaze, the report said. It was the first fire of its kind in the city, the report said.
Tesla didn’t have a comment on the matter, a Beijing-based spokeswoman for the company said.
Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department is investigating the fire, a representative said, declining to identify the make of the car.
Last month, videos on social media showed a car bearing a Tesla logo in Shanghai emitting smoke before bursting into flames, while rival NIO said one of its ES8 electric vehicles caught fire in the Chinese city of Xi’an while being repaired.