'first responders instituted tactics to fight a battery fire by pouring 3,000 gallons of water on the white SUV'
https://abc7news.com/fiery-tesla-model-x-crash-in-fremont-leaves-driver-injured/5143718/ Fiery Tesla Model X crash in Fremont leaves driver injured February 18, 2019 David Louie [image https://abc7news.com/photos-tesla-driver-survives-fiery-model-x-crash-in-fremont/5144010/ Tesla driver survives fiery Model X crash in Fremont videos flash https://abc7news.com/video/embed/?pid=5144534 The driver of a Tesla Model X SUV survived what appeared to be a high-speed crash in Fremont after smashing head-on into a tree on Paseo Padre Parkway near Thornton Avenue https://abc7news.com/video/embed/?pid=5144089 After you see these photos, you'll be even more amazed that a Tesla driver was able to walk away from a head-on crash into a tree in Fremont. share https://twitter.com/FremontPD/status/1097549555845877761 Fremont Police Department @FremontPD Southbound Paseo Padre Pkwy at Thornton is closed due to a single vehicle collision. https://twitter.com/FremontPD/status/1097549555845877761/photo/1 At approx. 7:10 am, a driver (single occupant) collided with a tree, resulting in a fire. The driver sustained non-life threatening visible injuries and was transported to a local hospital. 11:33 AM - Feb 18, 2019 ] FREMONT, Calif. (KGO) -- The driver of a Tesla Model X SUV survived what appeared to be a high-speed crash this morning in Fremont after smashing head-on into a tree on Paseo Padre Parkway near Thornton Avenue. Fremont Fire Battalion Chief Gary Ashley said the driver was able to free himself from the wreckage. The vehicle caught fire and suffered extensive damage to the front third. No other vehicles were involved. This happened shortly after 7 a.m. on Monday. Battalion Chief Ashley said it was not immediately known what triggered the fire in the electric vehicle, but first responders instituted tactics to fight a battery fire by pouring 3,000 gallons of water on the white SUV. They also used a thermal imaging camera to detect to monitor whether the batteries might cause a second fire to erupt as has happened in previous Tesla crashes. After more than two hours, fire personnel deemed it was safe to move the wreckage on a flatbed tow truck where the Tesla was isolated and monitored for a second fire at a tow yard. Tesla issued this statement after ABC7 News contacted the company: "We have been in touch with the local authorities to learn the facts of the incident and offer our full cooperation. The damage sustained by the vehicle is indicative of a very high speed collision, which can result in a fire in any type of car, not just electric vehicles. Despite the significant impact, we understand that the driver sustained only minor injuries and has been taken to the hospital for further evaluation. We are glad that he is safe." The Model X is registered to Brian Morton. Tesla would not confirm whether he is a Tesla employee. This is the second incident involving Tesla in three days to which Fremont firefighters have responded. On Saturday night, a fire erupted in a fenced-in area of Tesla's Fremont auto plant. Battalion Chief Ashley, who also was at that incident, said that it was difficult at first to know what was on fire until Tesla supervisors arrived. The Fremont Fire Department dispatched 25 personnel, including its entire hazard materials unit, to that incident. When asked for a statement about the Saturday night fire, a Tesla spokesperson would only say it was contained, there were no injuries and there was no impact to production. "We were able to determine that some battery modules were involved, not so much a complete pack but modules that were disassembled as I understand it for recycling," said Battalion Chief Ashley. Once that was determined, Ashley said Tesla provided a forklift and bins which they filled with water to submerge the battery components ... [© abc7news.com] https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/02/18/vehicle-crash-closed-paseo-padre-parkway-in-fremont/ Tesla Model X slams into tree but driver OK February 18, 2019 - FREMONT — A Tesla Model X ran off the road and slammed into a tree early Monday morning, but the driver will be OK, police said. The crash ... http://www.ktvu.com/news/tesla-crashes-in-fremont-charred-vehicle-strewn-on-grass Tesla employee fatigues after working overnight shift, crashes Model X in fiery explosion: police Feb 18 2019 FREMONT, Calif. (KTVU) - The driver of a Tesla Model X, who is also an employee of the works at the car company, worked an overnight shift and was fatigued,when he crashed on Monday in Fremont causing a fire and a partial road shutdown, police said. Police closed southbound Paseo Padre Pkwy at Thornton Ave was closed because about 7 a.m. solo vehicle collision, and reopened it about 10:30 a.m. Tesla engineers were sent to investigate, police said, and firefighters were seen inspecting the wreckage of the charred car, which landed in bewteen two trees on a grassy section of a sidewalk. A Tesla crashed in Fremont on Monday causing a fire and a partial road shutdown. Feb. 19, 2019 Police said the driver suffered minor injuries and was lucky to walk away ... https://insideevs.com/tesla-model-x-driver-survives-horrific-crash-fire/ Tesla Model X Driver Survives Horrific Crash, Fire: Video 2019-02-18 - The driver of this Tesla Model X is alive, despite the Tesla SUV being destroyed. 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