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BOULDER, Colo. – Everyone evacuated safely Saturday morning after an electric vehicle started smoking and exploded in a garage.Once on the scene, fire crews requested additional support after the vehicle exploded.
“Firefighters remain on scene ventilating the home that filled with smoke during the incident and working to remove the vehicles safely from the garage,” said Boulder Fire-Rescue on social media. Electric vehicle explodes in Boulder garage: A look at the unique challenge of lithium-ion batteries Photos shared by the department showed smoke damage to the garage."It sounded like an aircraft had crashed right here and exploded," he said. The Follow Up What do you want Denver7 to follow up on? Is there a story, topic or issue you want us to revisit? Let us know with the contact form below.
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