Flaming Audi EV on dealership lift challenges firefighters

Audi EV fire — The blaze started in an Audi E-tron GT that was being serviced at Audi Indianapolis. (CARMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT)

September 23, 2024 10:32 AM

Firefighters in Indiana had to lower a burning electric vehicle from a dealership service lift and roll it outside with dollies and a forklift to fully extinguish the flames.

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