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Roadside Tesla Semi fire where temperatures reached 1,000 degrees draws in NTSB investigative team
A crash and large fire along a California freeway involving an electric Tesla Semi has drawn the attention of federal safety investigators.
The team will work with the California Highway Patrol to "examine the wreckage and gather details about the events leading up to the collision and the subsequent fire response," the agency said in a statement. The Los Angeles Times reported that the Tesla rig was traveling east on Interstate 80 around 3:15 a.m. Monday near Emigrant Gap, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) northeast of Sacramento, when it went off the road and collided with trees near the right shoulder. The agency, which has no enforcement powers and can only make recommendations, called for manufacturers to write vehicle-specific response guides for fighting battery fires and limiting chemical thermal runaway and reignition.
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