Electric Vehicles
EV Fire Prompts Parking Garage Bans, Safety Fears in Korea
- Over 200 families evacuated after blaze caused power outages
- Offices, apartment buildings considering ways to minimize risk
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Management teams in office buildings and apartment complexes across South Korea are mulling measures to address the risk of fire after an electric vehicle explosion led to the evacuation of more than 200 families.
An unplugged electric Mercedes-Benz sedan caught fire last Thursday in an underground carpark at an apartment complex in Incheon, west of Seoul, according to fire authorities. More than 700 residents were evacuated due to water and power outages and the blaze damaged some 140 cars, according to the Incheon Metropolitan City government. Twenty three people were hospitalized.