Tesla Model S explodes in Chinese car park, prompting investigation as shocking video shows fireball engulfing vehicle
- Surveillance cameras capture moment vehicle suddenly bursts into flames in an underground car park in Shanghai
- Audi and Lexus parked next to vehicle also suffer extensive damage from fireball but no one is hurt
Electric car maker Tesla has launched an investigation after one of its cars exploded in a car park in Shanghai on Sunday night.
The local fire department said a Model S parked in an underground car park in Xujiahui burst into flames a few seconds after smoke started billowing from the bottom of a car.
No one was injured but the vehicles parked on either side of the Tesla, an Audi and a Lexus, were also gutted in the blaze, the fire department said on Monday, posting surveillance footage of the incident on its Weibo account.
The cause of the blaze and the value of the property damaged were still unclear, it said.
Tesla, which is building a huge factory on the outskirts of Shanghai, said on Monday that it had sent a team to investigate the incident.
According to the footage, the Tesla was burned so badly that only the frame remained, while the other two cars were also severely damaged.