Hardware · Updated 28 Oct, 06:04 pm IST
Tesla Semi battery fire shuts I-880 for about 10 hours
Why it matters for readers: Explains why an electric truck fire can close a freeway and how long battery fires may burn.
- A Tesla Semi’s lithium-ion battery caught fire on I-880 near Route 92 at about 5:35 p.m. PT, with no collision reported.1
- California Highway Patrol (CHP) Hayward closed the freeway in both directions because of potential hazardous chemical smoke.1
- Fire crews used foam around the burned tractor and a charred Premier Trailer Leasing trailer was photographed behind it.1
- CHP initially warned the battery could burn for 15–18 hours, but all lanes were reopened at about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday.1
- The truck operator was not identified in the report and told officers they did not know why the truck caught fire.1
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