Tesla investigating incident of parked car exploding in Shanghai

SHANGHAI - United States electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc said on Monday that it had sent a team to investigate a video on Chinese social media which showed a parked Tesla Model S car exploding.

It showed a parked Tesla S starting to emit smoke from its bonnet before exploding and bursting into flames, damaging surrounding cars. A time stamp on the video showed that it occurred on Sunday evening. On its official Weibo account, Tesla said:"After finding out about this incident in Shanghai, we immediately sent a team to the scene. We are currently contacting relevant departments to understand the situation. Based on current information, no one was hurt."

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