On the evening of January 19, a Tesla Model 3 caught fire and exploded in the underground garage of a residential district in Shanghai.

  On the afternoon of January 20, the burning vehicle was pulled out of the basement by a small trailer. From under the hood, traces of the burning vehicle were clearly visible.

  The accident did not cause casualties, but several vehicles around the burning vehicle were damaged to varying degrees.

  After the fired vehicle was transported away, the property personnel went to the underground garage to clean up.

The peculiar smell at the scene was obvious, and there were burning marks on the ground and ceiling.

  According to Tesla's response, according to the driver's self-report and analysis of vehicle data, it is preliminarily determined that the accident was caused by a collision under the vehicle.

Tesla is cooperating with the fire department to investigate and will provide assistance to car owners with insurance claims.

(Reporter Xu Mingrui edited Fang Min)

Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]