Electrical Vehicle Charging Fire in the 1300 Block of Shorebird Way

On Thursday, May 1 at 4:52 p.m., a 9-1-1 call was received reporting smoke coming from an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging in the parking lot of a large commercial office building in the 1300 block of Shorebird Way.

Fire units were dispatched at 4:53 p.m. and arrived on the scene at 4:59 p.m. Units arrived to find an active fire coming from a Jeep Wrangler EV had spread to the three vehicles parked near it. Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames with a preconnected fire-attack hose line, preventing the fire from spreading further to additional vehicles.

The fire was extinguished with no injuries. The origin of the fire was determined to be the Jeep Wrangler EV. The cause of the fire was determined to be related to the vehicle’s lithium-ion battery charging system.

The estimated damage to the Jeep, two Teslas, one Honda and the electrical charging station is $275,000. Fire crews turned the scene over to on-site security before leaving.