Gatwick Tesla service centre suffers significant fire
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A fire at a Tesla car service centre has damaged at least half of the site.
The "significant fire" broke out in the workshop area at the premises in County Oak Way in Crawley, West Sussex, just before 10:30 GMT. No-one was injured.
Thick black smoke could be seen over the building, with one eyewitness reporting "many small explosions".
More than 50 firefighters and eight fire engines were sent to tackle the blaze, which was brought under control three hours later.
A spokeswoman for the fire service said about 50% of the single storey building had been damaged by fire and heat.
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She added the fire was believed to have started in a store room for parts and spread to the main building.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-47427311
Thick black smoke and small explosions, battery exploded?
They're fairly large batteries so one could probably do a significant amount of damage.
Probably, I imagine it wouldn't be hard to the fire to spread to any cars in the workshop at the time.
It probably started in the store room and spread to other cars hence the additional explosions.
Fire crews have been tackling an accidental fire at a Tesla car showroom in Crawley.
The cause of the fire is under investigation but was not caused by Tesla cars, chargers or batteries. The fire is thought to have started in the storeroom.
West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (WSFRS) was alerted to the car showroom and workshop in County Oak Way at 10.28am today (2 March) after receiving a number of 999 calls. Crews were greatly assisted by Tesla staff on site.
At its height, eight fire engines including crews from Surrey Fire & Rescue Service, assisted in tackling the fire. An Aerial Ladder Platform was also used.
Adrian Murphy, WSFRS Area Manager for Response, said: “Our fire crews were on the scene within four minutes and found a rapidly spreading fire.
“With the assistance of Tesla staff on the scene and later crews from Surrey, the fire was soon brought under control and at around midday the incident was scaled back.”
Crews managed to contain the damage of the building to 25% with a further 25% being damaged by heat and smoke.
West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is at the heart of West Sussex County Council’s Communities and Public Protection Directorate, working to support communities to become safer, stronger and more resilient through a combination of prevention, protection and response activities.
Firefighters tackle blaze at Crawley car showroom
Someone was having a cheeky cig in the storeroom and threw it in the paper recycling when he heard the boss coming
Literally down my road, saw the smoke Haha
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