A driver miraculously escaped unhurt after crashing his?Tesla?into a set of petrol pumps at a gas station in Austin, Texas, causing a massive?fire.? ?
The Austin Fire Department said they responded?to the crash at?around 1:22 a.m. local time at a Shell gas station at Westover Road in Tarrytown, CBS Austin reported.?
It was reported that the male juvenile was driving a Tesla Model X when he crashed into a traffic light pole at the intersection and then into a gas pump.
The driver was able to escape from the car before it burst into flames. When police arrived on the scene, they determined he had been driving under the influence of alcohol and arrested him for his gross negligence.??
Austin firefighters said crews had to use additional precautions because of re-ignition from the car¡¯s battery pack.??
According to?The Independent, they used 40 times the amount of water for the Tesla than they would normally use for a car fire.
¡°They run completely on battery power, so there¡¯s a battery under the frame. Once it¡¯s burning, they¡¯re extremely hard to put out,¡± the AFD Division Chief said.
Thankfully, no injuries were reported.?
The driver was the only occupant of the vehicle. Police said while the fire did damage the awning of the gas station, the building itself was not affected.??