Exclusive: When the car’s batteries were exposed to saltwater during Hurricane Helene, the resulting fire destroyed, ‘in a single moment, every piece of property the family had spent their lives accumulating,’ according to court filings
A Florida family lost the house and the dog after a Tesla Model S Plaid caught fire in the garage during Hurricane Helene's passage in September 2024. According to a lawsuit filed in a federal court in Tampa, the fire would have started after the vehicle's battery was exposed to flooded salt water and quickly spread across the residence, according to the site The Independent.