Pictured from responders.

 

An electric car caught fire at a vehicle repair workshop in Soi Krungthep Kreetha 20, Saphan Sung district, on 16 August.

 

Emergency services received the alert at 15:15 local time via hotline 199, reporting a car ablaze inside the workshop. Firefighters and rescue personnel from Hua Mak Fire Station were dispatched immediately.

 

 

By 15:26, crews had arrived on scene and found one vehicle engulfed in flames. Firefighters began extinguishing the fire using water hose-lines, to contain the fire and prevent it spreading.

 

Initial assessments confirmed that the car was electric-powered, prompting the team to handle the blaze with specialised equipment, following standard EV fire procedures.

 

By 15:39, the fire had been successfully brought under control. Firefighters had covered the vehicle with a protective EV fire blanket to prevent the flames from reigniting or spreading to neighbouring vehicles. No injuries were reported.

 

Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from 2025-08-17

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

the fire had been successfully brought under control. Firefighters had covered the vehicle with a protective EV fire blanket to prevent the flames from reigniting or spreading

All ev’s should be wrapped  up with fire blankets before being allowed in the public domain.

I was hoping it was a Tesla and somebody had torched it.

 

Who pays? Porsche(manufacturer)? Insurance? Owner? Shop?

55 minutes ago, novacova said:

All ev’s should be wrapped  up with fire blankets before being allowed in the public domain.

 

Except EV's are between 10 and 130 times LESS likely to catch fire than a gas car.

 

I had the same car as this one and there is a recall out for the battery because of faulty manufacture and fire risk.  Also, some people have been stupid enough to lower their Taycan which increases the risk enormously (and voids their insurance in case of fire).

Sorry Sir, your car is going to taking a little longer to repair...

Even allowing for the thickness of the tyre, that car looks lowered to me and I'll bet they drove it over something.  The battery technology is NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt) which will catch fire if punctured, LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) technology is much safer.

2 hours ago, gargamon said:

 

 

Who pays? Porsche(manufacturer)? Insurance? Owner? Shop?

Joe Bloggs.........

Wonder if Somchai had been twisting wires together again. 

3 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

Except EV's are between 10 and 130 times LESS likely to catch fire than a gas car.

 

Perhaps true if including collisions and other outside causes but for spontaneous fires in cars that are stationary and not in operation, EV's lead the list.  Just this past month, two automobile transport ships carrying EV's caught fire from spontaneous car fires within and burned-out to the waterline.

3 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

Except EV's are between 10 and 130 times LESS likely to catch fire than a gas car.

 

 

Never heard of a car exploding into flames when doing routine maintenance at the shop.

25 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

 

Never heard of a car exploding into flames when doing routine maintenance at the shop.

 

Saw a video clip on a news story here on AN where there was a spontaneous combustion related to the vehicle's air-conditioner repairs being performed at the time.

 

Cowboys everywhere these days.

1 hour ago, dddave said:

Just this past month, two automobile transport ships carrying EV's caught fire from spontaneous car fires within and burned-out to the waterline.

 

Do you have links to these stories please?

 

EV fires on ships spark insurers concern
As the frequency of shipboard fires involving electric vehicles (EVs) continues to climb, experts warn of new hazards while others claim that nothing has changed.

 

https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/accidents/ev-fires-on-ships-spark-insurers-concern

 

It seems that the jury is still out regarding EV fires.

https://energynewsbeat.co/cargo-ship-fire-sparks-concerns-over-ev-safety-and-insurance-challenges/

 

2 hours ago, quake said:

Wonder if Somchai had been twisting wires together again. 

Don't think so, even E-bikes are dangerous in OZ, every week a house gets burned by electric vehicles charging 

3 hours ago, petermik said:

Joe Bloggs.........

No, sorry.

3 hours ago, dddave said:

Just this past month, two automobile transport ships carrying EV's caught fire from spontaneous car fires within and burned-out to the waterline.

 

is this the official result of the investigation? or as so often in the past, bev's are blamed first just because these cars happened to be on board ...

 

i asked google:

- fires on ships do happen... but the majority are caused by conventional fuels (oil, diesel, gasoline), not ev batteries ...

- studies and insurance data show that evs are not more likely to catch fire than regular cars; in fact, statistics often suggest they are less likely.

- on ships, the risk is more about how all vehicles (ev or not) are stored and monitored in a confined space. lithium batteries require extra safety measures, but so do fuel tanks full of gasoline or diesel ...

- some media headlines exaggerate ev involvement in ship fires, even when investigations show the cause was uncertain or unrelated.

 

so: ev's are not the main cause of ship fires. they are a new type of risk that shipping companies are learning to handle, but the biggest fire hazards at sea are still oil, fuel, and cargo in general.

 

8 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

Do you have links to these stories please?

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/alaska-cargo-ship-vehicles-sinks-pacific.html
https://www.automotivelogistics.media/vehicle-logistics/pacific-shipper-matson-halts-transport-of-evs-over-fire-safety-concerns/646457

13 hours ago, dddave said:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/alaska-cargo-ship-vehicles-sinks-pacific.html
https://www.automotivelogistics.media/vehicle-logistics/pacific-shipper-matson-halts-transport-of-evs-over-fire-safety-concerns/646457

 

"Earlier this year, a pure car and truck carrier chartered by SAIC Anji Logistics, Morning Midas, sank after a fire reportedly started on a deck carrying EVs. The crew was evacuated, and the vessel, which carried approximately 3,000 vehicles – including 681 hybrid EVs and 70 pure EVs – was lost. A cause has not been formally confirmed.

 

In 2023, the Fremantle Highway caught fire in the North Sea after departing Bremerhaven Port. The fire was extinguished, and the ship was later towed to safety. The vessel was carrying EVs, but authorities did not attribute the cause of the fire to those vehicles.

 

The 2022 incident involving the Felicity Ace saw the ship sink two weeks after a fire broke out onboard. The vessel was carrying around 4,000 vehicles from various Volkswagen Group brands. At the time, reports suggested that lithium-ion batteries may have contributed to the severity of the fire, although the exact cause was not officially confirmed."

 

So two automobile transport ships carrying EV's didn't catch fire from spontaneous car fires and burned-out to the waterline within the past month.

 

Thanks for the clarification.

Let's not forget, EV's are between 10 and 130 times LESS likely to catch fire than a gas car.