Tesla catches fire and burns down Florida home during Hurricane Helene floodwaters [Video]

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A Florida county is warning homeowners about potential dangers from electric vehicles after floodwaters from Hurricane Helene resulted in a house burning down.

The county shared a video on social media showing the moment a Tesla stood in water from the storm caught fire inside a family’s garage.

In footage from a Nest cam, flames spark underneath the car before rapidly growing and the frame soon fills with smoke.

A Tesla bursts into flames in a Florida garage after being submerged in Hurricane Helene flooding (Pinellas County/X)

“Electric Vehicles that have been flooded in saltwater can catch fire,” the Pinellas County wrote on X. “If you evacuated and left an electric vehicle or golf cart in your garage or under a building and you are not able to get to it or …

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