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it home reported on august 29 that a tesla cybertruck electric pickup truck caught fire after hitting a fire hydrant in harlingen, texas, usa. this is the second known fire incident of the vehicle since it was launched on the market.

according to it home, the accident occurred on the afternoon of august 28, local time, between sam's club and bass pro shop in harlingen, texas. according to ruben balboa, deputy chief of the harlingen fire department and local police, the cybertruck driver hit a fire hydrant near the intersection of spur 54 and bass pro drive.

the fire department quickly arrived on the scene and put out the fire, but according to local news outlet valley central, firefighters initially thought they had put out the fire on the cybertruck, but the fire reignited shortly after they stopped spraying water on the battery.

although official statistics show that the fire rate of electric vehicles is no higher than that of traditional fuel vehicles, firefighters need to take different response measures due to the different causes of fire and combustion characteristics of electric vehicles.

authorities said no one was injured in the accident.

just earlier this month, there was a fatal accident involving a cybertruck, in which the vehicle also caught fire.