Totalcar – Magazine – 21 hospitalized after electric Mercedes explodes and burns in Korea

• After a short period of smoke, the battery of a Mercedes EQE exploded in an underground garage in South Korea.
• As a result of the fire, 21 people were hospitalized and 70 cars were damaged.
• Mercedes is cooperating with the authorities in the investigation of the error.

A Mercedes EQE exploded randomly in the South Korean city of Incheon on Thursday morning. The flames broke out at quarter past seven in the morning, and the extinguishing work lasted for 8 hours. The vehicle emitted visible smoke for only about 2 seconds before exploding. As a result of the fire, 21 people, including a firefighter, were hospitalized with suspected smoke poisoning.

As a result of the fire, 103 people were evacuated, and another 106 were rescued from balconies. As a result of the fire, 70 cars were damaged. The local police, in cooperation with the fire department, launched an investigation to find out what caused the fire. The Mercedes representative office in South Korea is closely cooperating with the authorities in connection with the investigation of the case.

A total of 177 police officers and firefighters participated in extinguishing the fire. According to the information of the Korea JoongAng Daily news portal, the batteries of the burned-out EQE were manufactured by the Chinese company CATL.

Source: Korea JoongAng Daily