Another Tesla fire in a garage, this time in Toronto

[NigelM]

Mod Note: discussion on fire alarms went here - Fire alarm in the garage?

 

[AmpedRealtor]

Several of you seem too uptight, eager to jump to conclusions and go on witch hunts. Calm down.

Allegedly the fire department indicated that the fire was from the Tesla. Even if it did come from the Tesla, that doesn't necessarily mean it is Tesla's fault. It's possible that the origin of the fire was an aftermarket modification.

Allegations are often unfounded. It's possible the origin wasn't the Tesla.

Hopefully we will know soon what the fire department officially says.

Supposedly Tesla had seven people there to investigate the fire, hopefully Tesla will soon disclose the facts and their findings.

Either way the facts need to be known. If the fault is not Tesla, then the cloud needs to be lifted. If the fault is Tesla's, then the truth needs to be known in case it is a common underlining problem, so the problem could be fixed.

For the most part few, if any here could do the footwork. People here should keep pressure on Tesla, the fire department and the media to find and reveal the truth.

Um... every time there has been a Model S fire, people have speculated the same things. Oh it must be a modification... or the owner's fault... or fraud... or the car was hit by a UFO death ray. So far none of these speculations proved to be true in the past, and I am reasonably confident nothing of the sort is true here as well. I understand that many are eager to shift the focus away from the vehicle, but it's clear from Tesla's carefully worded response and offer of compensation that the car was involved. The only question is what caught on fire, and why.

I'm shocked nobody has offered the "spontaneous human combustion" angle. It seems we've exhausted every other ridiculous possibility. Keep it real.

 

[Krugerrand]

...but it's clear from Tesla's carefully worded response and offer of compensation that the car was involved.

Not clear to me at all.

 

[JRP3]

Not clear at all, if it were, we would have a definitive answer.

 

[AmpedRealtor]

It takes time to complete an investigation.

 

[JRP3]

Sure, and the problem is that Tesla stated that anything we can think of that might be able to cause a fire was not the source. So it remains a mystery.

 

[markb1]

Anyone want to spend $75 Canadian to try and order the incident report?

Request an Incident Report - Toronto Fire Services - Emergency Services | City of Toronto

 

[jkliu47]

Is anyone aware of any updates to this incident?

 

[techmaven]

Anyone want to spend $75 Canadian to try and order the incident report?

Request an Incident Report - Toronto Fire Services - Emergency Services | City of Toronto

I would be willing to contribute.

 

[EarlyAdopter]

Given it's been months with no more news on this, I'm inclined to think it had nothing to do with the Tesla at all. Just a garage fire from other causes that happened to have a Tesla in it.

 

[MikeL]

My wife & I wondered about this just yesterday. ¿HiveMind?