Fire breaks out in moving Tesla on road in Busan

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A Tesla went up in flames on Monday morning on a road in Busan. [BUSAN METROPOLITAN POLICE AGENCY]
A Tesla went up in flames on Monday morning on a road in Busan.

A fire broke out in a Tesla on a road in Busan Monday morning, according to the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency.

According to the police, the electric vehicle caught fire as it was heading toward a tunnel in Mandeok-dong, Buk District in Busan at around 6:19 a.m.

The driver immediately pulled over, got out of the car and called the 119 emergency hotline.

The fire was put out at 6:45 a.m., but the vehicle was completely burnt.

No casualties were reported and the police are further investigating the cause of the incident.

BY HA SU-YOUNG [[email protected]]