Backseat Blaze: Mysterious Electric Wheel Fire Sparks Fears of ‘Abnormal Battery Overheating
- (Jeju = Yonhap News) Reporter Baek Na-yong = An accident occurred where an electric wheel in the back seat of a vehicle caught fire.
- According to the Jeju Island Fire and Safety Headquarters on the 4th, a fire broke out in a sports utility vehicle (SUV) driving on a road in Doryeon-dong,...
- The substitute driver who was driving the customer's vehicle at the time called 119 when sparks and smoke came out of the electric wheel placed in the back...
(Jeju = Yonhap News) Reporter Baek Na-yong = An accident occurred where an electric wheel in the back seat of a vehicle caught fire.
Burnt Electric Wheel Causes Vehicle Fire
Image provided by Jeju Island Fire and Safety Headquarters.
According to the Jeju Island Fire and Safety Headquarters on the 4th, a fire broke out in a sports utility vehicle (SUV) driving on a road in Doryeon-dong, Jeju City at 11:57 p.m. the previous day.
The substitute driver who was driving the customer’s vehicle at the time called 119 when sparks and smoke came out of the electric wheel placed in the back seat of the vehicle.
The fire was extinguished after burning the electric wheel and part of the rear seat of the vehicle, and fortunately, no casualties occurred.
Fire authorities believe the fire was caused by abnormal heat generation from the battery installed in the electric wheel and are investigating the exact cause of the fire.