Electric vehicle catches fire after hitting debris on I-140

The owner of a Tesla hit a piece of debris that caused the vehicle to burst into flames while driving on I-140 Thursday afternoon.

Craig Lippe was driving home from work when he ran into a large piece of metal on the highway. He said, right after he hit the debris the car was still drivable but drivers around him had reason to be alarmed.

“A truck driver next to me opened up his window and was pointing frantically. So I pulled off into the breakdown lane. And when I got out you can see flames from underneath the car in the front,” said Lippe.

Firefighters were able to get to the scene quickly, but because the electric vehicle caught fire it took a little bit longer to put out.

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