[ad_1]
<div _ngcontent-c14 = "" innerhtml = "
Police responded to the Tesla crash in Davie, Florida, which killed Model S owner Omar Awan on February 24th. CBS Miami via Youtube
A Tesla owner was killed in a fierce fire in Davie, Florida on Sunday afternoon. A day later, local emergency managers were still struggling with the damaged lithium-ion battery pack that had been repeatedly re-lit while sitting in a towing yard.
The man who died in the accident, Omar Awan, was driving on South Flamingo Road in Davie (north of Miami and near Fort Lauderdale) around 4:30 pm local time when his 2016 Model S sedan was fired off the road for an unknown reason, said police spokesman Sergeant Mark Leone Forbes. Awan then seems to have overcorrected the management and lost control of the car, causing her to cross three lanes of traffic before she crashed against trees in the median, Leone added.
The car was in flames, leaving Awan's body "completely burned" when he was finally removed from the car. Investigators still do not know if the accident is due to a technical fault of the car or if Awan had a health problem before losing control of the car, Leone said.
The vehicle was traveling at a high speed, between 75 and 90 mph, according to witnesses of the accident, he said. The posted speed limit is 50 mph.
A section of South Flamingo Road in Davie, Florida, near the site of a Tesla Model S crash indicates that the posted speed limit is 50 mph. Omar Awan, who died in the accident, reportedly drove between 75 and 90 mph at the time of the accident. Google Maps
"We are deeply saddened by this accident and our thoughts are with all those affected by this tragedy," Tesla said in a statement. "We sought the cooperation of the local authorities. We understand that speed is being studied as a factor in this accident and we know that high-speed collisions can cause a fire in any type of car, not just in electric vehicles. "
Unlike fires involving petrol cars, which tend to burn very quickly, damaged batteries in electric cars can ignite chemical fires long after. In the Davie case, the group in Awan's Model S seems to have reignited at least three times since the accident, according to Leone and local media.
The potential of Tesla battery fires has been a concern in the past, in particular in 2013 & nbsp;when the company strengthened the metal protective case after a number of fires caused by packaging damage. The company also provides safety information and meets with first responders to help them deal with the damage caused by Teslas.
"The extinction of a battery can take up to 24 hours. Consider leaving the battery to burn while protecting exposures, "said the company in its Emergency Response Guide. "Because of the risk of re-ignition, an S model involved in a submersion, fire or collision that has compromised the high-voltage battery must be stored in an open area at least 15 m from any exposure. "
The company also recommends that a "thermal imaging camera can be used to actively measure the temperature of the high-voltage battery and monitor the evolution of heating or cooling" once the initial fire and smoke seem to have faded.
">
Police responded to the Tesla crash in Davie, Florida, which killed Model S owner Omar Awan on February 24th. CBS Miami via Youtube
A Tesla owner was killed in a fierce fire in Davie, Florida on Sunday afternoon. A day later, local emergency managers were still struggling with the damaged lithium-ion battery pack that had been repeatedly re-lit while sitting in a towing yard.
The man who died in the accident, Omar Awan, was driving on South Flamingo Road in Davie (north of Miami and near Fort Lauderdale) around 4:30 pm local time when his 2016 Model S sedan was fired off the road for an unknown reason, said police spokesman Sergeant Mark Leone Forbes. Awan then seems to have overcorrected the management and lost control of the car, causing her to cross three lanes of traffic before she crashed against trees in the median, Leone added.
The car was in flames, leaving Awan's body "completely burned" when he was finally removed from the car. Investigators still do not know if the accident is due to a technical fault of the car or if Awan had a health problem before losing control of the car, Leone said.
The vehicle was traveling at a high speed, between 75 and 90 mph, according to witnesses of the accident, he said. The posted speed limit is 50 mph.
A section of South Flamingo Road in Davie, Florida, near the site of a Tesla Model S crash indicates that the posted speed limit is 50 mph. Omar Awan, who died in the accident, reportedly drove between 75 and 90 mph at the time of the accident. Google Maps
"We are deeply saddened by this accident and our thoughts are with all those affected by this tragedy," Tesla said in a statement. "We sought the cooperation of the local authorities. We understand that speed is being studied as a factor in this accident and we know that high-speed collisions can cause a fire in any type of car, not just in electric vehicles. "
Unlike fires involving petrol cars, which tend to burn very quickly, damaged batteries in electric cars can ignite chemical fires long after. In the Davie case, the group in Awan's Model S seems to have reignited at least three times since the accident, according to Leone and local media.
The potential of Tesla battery fires has been a concern in the past, especially in 2013, when the company reinforced the metal protective case after a number of fires caused by damage to the batteries. packets. The company also provides safety information and meets with first responders to help them deal with the damage caused by Teslas.
"The extinction of a battery can take up to 24 hours. Consider letting the battery burn while protecting the exposures, "said the company in its Emergency Response Guide. "Because of the risk of re-ignition, an S model involved in a submersion, fire or collision that has compromised the high-voltage battery must be stored in an open area at least 15 m from any exposure. "
The company also recommends that a "thermal imaging camera can be used to actively measure the temperature of the high-voltage battery and monitor the evolution of heating or cooling" once the initial fire and smoke seem to have faded.