Tesla crashes into Scottsdale building and catches fire - twice - FOX 10 News Phoenix

Tesla crashes into Scottsdale building

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Scottsdale firefighters had to extinguish a Tesla car fire twice on Friday: once after it crashed into a building and again while they were towing it.

A witness said the driver was trying to park in a parking lot near Scottsdale Road and Paradise Lane when the car suddenly lurched forward, crashing into a nearby building.

The witness told FOX 10 she rushed in to help the people inside out.

"I helped the mom take her daughter out of the driver's seat," the witness said. "She was bleeding quite a bit, but we moved her to the ground, called 911 right away.

"The car was on fire underneath the tires, so it went up in flames about 30 seconds after the crash," she said.

Scottsdale police say the injuries are not life-threatening.

Tesla catches fire twice in one morning

Later that morning, firefighters and Phoenix HAZMAT crews were called to Scottsdale Road and Butherus Drive after the Tesla caught fire again while it was being towed.

It's unclear if anyone was hurt in the second fire.

Scottsdale Road is closed in both directions between Butherus Drive and the Greenway/Hayden loop. Traffic is being diverted a quarter mile in all directions in the Kierland Commons area.

"Consider earlier detours on Scottsdale Rd at Cactus, Thunderbird and Frank Lloyd Wright or at 64th St or Hayden for east/west traffic," Scottsdale officials said.

A Tesla that caught fire after crashing into a Scottsdale building burst into flames again as it was being towed away.

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