Tesla Model S catches fire twice in 1 day in Los Gatos, California

Wednesday, December 19, 2018
LOS GATOS, Calif. (KABC) -- A Tesla owner in Northern California says his Model S caught fire not once - but twice - on the same day.

The owner was driving in Los Gatos Tuesday when he got a flat tire. His car was towed to a shop, where it burst into flames.
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Firefighters put out the fire but noticed it could reignite. They waited six hours for the battery to cool down before towing it to a new lot, where it caught fire again.

The owner said he just got the car three months ago and has only driven 1,200 miles in it.
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Tesla is aware of the incident. The company said it is investigating and glad to hear that nobody got hurt.
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