Fire breaks out in moving Tesla on road in Busan
![A Tesla went up in flames on Monday morning on a road in Busan. [BUSAN METROPOLITAN POLICE AGENCY]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2022/12/26/fc37c2e0-97a6-4827-89a6-2aa8db1554af.jpg)
A Tesla went up in flames on Monday morning on a road in Busan. [BUSAN METROPOLITAN POLICE AGENCY]
A fire broke out in a Tesla on a road in Busan Monday morning, according to the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency.
According to the police, the electric vehicle caught fire as it was heading toward a tunnel in Mandeok-dong, Buk District in Busan at around 6:19 a.m.
The driver immediately pulled over, got out of the car and called the 119 emergency hotline.
The fire was put out at 6:45 a.m., but the vehicle was completely burnt.
No casualties were reported and the police are further investigating the cause of the incident.
BY HA SU-YOUNG [cho.jungwoo1@joongang.co.kr]
