Yet Another EV Showroom Destroyed In Flames: Over 70 Electric Two Wheelers Damaged

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(Last Updated On: January 28, 2025)

Key Highlights

  • Massive EV showroom fire accident repeats in Bengaluru
  • 19 electric two wheelers completely damaged
  • Second such incident from same locality

EV are currently shaping up to be the future of mobility across the globe. But repeated fire accidents related to electric two and four wheelers is certainly leading us all to second thoughts – are EVs really safe? The latest fire accident is once again reported from Bengaluru where just a few months ago a woman was charred due to a similar accident. What happened this time and how massive the damage is? Let’s find out:

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EV Showroom Fire Accident From Bengaluru: Massive Damages?

The latest fire accident involving another EV showroom is reported from Dr Rajakumar Road in Rajajinagar, Bengaluru. As mentioned above, a few months back another EV showroom in the same vicinity went up in flames leading to a death of an employee. Thankfully, this time only the electric two wheeler units’ damages are being reported and not any injury or death.

It is being speculated that a blast in one of the electric two wheeler’s battery has led to this accident. Upon hearing the blast, four people including the staff ran for safety outside. None of the staff members retained any injury due to this fire accident but there have been a massive damage inside the showroom.

As per the reports, as many as 70 electric two wheelers were inside the showroom when it engulfed in flames. Around 19 electric scooters have been damaged completely, while around 9 electric scooters were damaged partially due to the fire.

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Response From Authorities

The fire department was made aware of the EV showroom fire around 2 PM. Soon after, two fire fighting teams from Rajajinagar and High Ground fire station quickly arrived at the location and contained the fire. One of the officer stated, “It is said the showroom had violated certain rules of the transport department and the jurisdictional RTO officials had visited the place last week. We are checking if the showroom had fire extinguishers. Electric short-circuit is also not ruled out”.

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