Dramatic video released by Pinellas County authorities shows a Tesla car crashing into flames inside a flooded garage in Florida's Florida Helen. This horrific accident serves as a warning to electric car owners in areas affected by the storm. Surveillance images show that the fire began to fill the car and then it was quickly pushed back, completely engulfing it in less than a minute. Heavy smoke was quickly placed in the packed garage.
This alert comes after Hurricane Helen caused widespread flooding in parts of Florida, North Carolina and other southeastern states. The Pinellas County government posted a surveillance video on Facebook on Saturday to alert electric vehicle owners about the risks.
Electric vehicles submerged in spilled water can catch fire. “If you evacuate and leave an electric vehicle or golf cart in your garage or property packaging and are unable to find or move it, we want you to notify us,” the county says in a post on Facebook.
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The authorities will also ask electric car owners to take necessary precautions to avoid similar accidents. Pinellas County advises people not to charge, operate or store their electric vehicles or e-bikes in their homes or garages. It is believed that the electric vehicle must be cleaned with 15 meters of combustible materials and sealed at the concessionaire for inspection.
Hurricane Helen hit Florida's Big Bend on Friday evening as a Category 4 storm, bringing winds of 140 mph and widespread destruction. Oh, through Georgia and through the Carolinas and Tennessee, Helen uprooted trees. The rupture of homes, the causes of overflowing streams and rivers, hurricanes, and overstretched dams. Strong hair furacão deixou fewer than 93 deaths and thousands without energy, according to New York Post Office.
President Joe Biden plans to visit areas affected by Hurricane Furacao Helen this week, but ongoing rescue and recovery efforts have been unsuccessful. He stressed that his administration is ready to provide all available resources to support the affected countries in their response. The American Red Cross launched a massive humanitarian aid effort, highlighting more than 1,400 disaster workers and opening hundreds of shelters for those affected.
