Flooded electric vehicles, scooters bursting into flames after Hurricane Helene
"Water and ion batteries do not mix. They literally explode," Tampa Mayor Jane Castor warned on Friday, adding that even small electric scooters were blowing up because of Hurricane Helene's floodwaters.
WATCH: Electric vehicle flooded in saltwater catches fire in Pinellas County
Electric vehicles that have been flooded in saltwater can catch fire, according to the post. Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic flooding in the Bay Area and some electric cars that came in contact with floodwaters began to spark.
Small towns in N.C. devastated by Hurricane Helene flooding
Residents in North Carolina remain displaced on Sept. 28, after Hurricane Helene brought historic flooding to western parts of the state.
Electric vehicles catch fire in Helene flooding
Helene brought flooding to several states in the eastern US. Fire crews have dealt with several fires in connection to electric cars in the flooding.
Deadly Helene floods spread to more US states
Torrential rain from Storm Helene has ravaged parts of North Carolina and Tennessee - the latest south-eastern US states to suffer in a disaster that has killed at least 63 people. In North Carolina the mountain city of Asheville was largely cut off by flooding on Saturday,
Helene floods, collapses bridges across Tenn., N.C.
Powerful floods from Hurricane Helene damaged buildings and collapsed bridges in Tennessee and North Carolina on Sept. 27.
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