Electric Vehicle Fire

SMFR Responds to Electric Vehicle Fire Inside a Garage

At 7:40 a.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, residents inside a home on S. Mobile St. in Centennial heard their smoke alarms activate and found their house filling smoke. They dialed 911 and quickly discovered an electric vehicle in the garage was engulfed. Thankfully, the residents safely evacuated and were not injured. When Firefighters and Sheriff Deputies arrived, they observed a large volume of smoke pouring from the garage and visible fire under the door. Fire control and primary searches were carried out and crews prevented the fire from extending into the living space of the home.

The Hazardous Materials Team responded to help mitigate the burning EV with a fire blanket. Safety 35’s F-150 was used to pull the burning Jaguar onto the driveway where the blanket could be safely deployed. A hybrid vehicle inside the garage was also damaged, and firefighters used a second EV fire blanket to cover it out of an abundance of caution. After both vehicles were loaded onto tow trucks, Arapahoe County Sheriff and Engine 41 escorted them to a salvage yard in Parker where the smoldering car will be left until the temperature cools and the fire is out.

Fire Investigators determined the fire started in a 2019 Jaguar I-PACE that was charging when the fire occurred. A recall was issued for the I-PACE last year after a battery overheating issue caused fires.

[Mattisttam]

It’s a Jaguar I-Pace for those who wanted to know the manufacturer.

Edit:
Battery development was LG Chemical. They have 8 factories in South Korea.

[charleshultquist]

I'm glad that this story has been covered accurately and made public.

[muazothman]

This chief is really well-spoken. Smooth no 'uhm' and correct choices of words which any one can understand but still maintains that professional formal talk.

[irisheyes]

Thank you for your service. That is a tremendous public service message and video of an actual incident. We appreciate your expertise and detailed explanation. This kind of information should be readily accessible to the public domain. You are literally saving lives.

[tubbycustard]

all the thanks in the world to the firefighters, you guys are literal life savers

[czthor]

Fire started in a 2019 Jaguar I-PACE that was charging when the fire occurred. A recall was issued for the I-PACE last year after a battery overheating issue caused fires.

[aawrnnc]

I am thankful for firefighters. Thank you for what you do, your knowledge, and your service!

[seanfire]

Malaysian firefighter here! Great documentary on how you guys dealt with EV fire. Thank you South Metro, our American brothers!

[dgb]

This fire officer has nailed it, he has demonstrated a textbook fire management procedure

[faamecanic]

As someone that went thru a garage fire due to lightning….and my house was spared, I can say I feel these folks. While my garage has to be rebuilt, my house had no fire damage. But the soot went throughout my home. Took 6 months to clean walls, repaint whole house, and repair and re-sheetrock and paint garbage. ALL my furniture, clothes, electronics had to be removed and soot cleaned off. A fairly small fire can cause a lot of damage due to soot. Prayers for these folks.

Thank God for our local FD…these guys are true heros!

[dee]

Double thank you! This informational news post was so well done! Over and above your firefighting duty, you've massively outranked any public news source I've been researching on electric vehicle safety.

[lingchenzeng]

Man, this video is so informative, great job on the communications manager side to touch on almost every apsects of it!

[ickn]

Such a well spoken professional. I appreciate your knowledge and explaining this situation the way that you did. You're a breath of fresh air and I thank you.

[tpolerex]

Insurance actuaries are paying very close attention to this.

[tina]

Thank you for your services. Fire and police dept are such brave people. We couldn't get through all of these incidents without you! Love & Respect to all of you!

[chrisziemba]

very smart people doing very important work for the safety of everyone. thanks guys, have a nice safe day.

[chatrkat]

It is amazing the FD was able to save the house given the source of ignition. Great job fireman!

[moonbuni]

Great report on this incident. I appreciate how professional this gentleman is and how through their training was to be able to respond appropriately.

[mipadre]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU 🙏🏻

[clarisabetancourtmaryjane]

Wow excellent work south Metro wish everyone cared and took all the measures you take to keep your community safe