Electric-vehicle charging sparks multiple house fires, hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage caused
About three weeks ago in Ashburn, Virginia, there was an electric vehicle charging malfunction that started a fire in a garage and caused more than $15,000 in damages.
That was not the only fire sparked by an electric vehicle, WTOP News reported.
In Damascus, Maryland, on April 1, a fire started from an electric car charger in a garage and caused $350,000 in damages.
Four days later in Bethesda, Maryland, a scooter overheated while charging and started a fire in an apartment, WTOP reported.
In and of itself, these are not terribly remarkable events.
The damages are unfortunate, but not catastrophic. – READ MORE
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