'Grateful to be alive:' Father survives EV fire near Highway 99

Holy moly! An Elk Grove father said he is very thankful to be alive after his Tesla caught on fire while he was driving near the Highway 99. The Tesla is completely gone. KCRA had all the details of the terrifying EV fire the father survived. The news article said:

“It’s just all gone,” Bishal Malla said. “I’m just so lucky to be alive.”

Malla said he had been out running errands nearby and was about to get on Highway 99 near Cosumnes River Boulevard when he felt his car start shaking. He thought it might be a flat tire, he said.

“The moment that I opened the door, I saw smoke coming from the bottom,” he said.

Malla said he had seen reports about Tesla fires, so he quickly got out of the vehicle and called 911.

The smoke, he said, quickly turned into large flames. He said he was acutely aware, however, of the two empty car seats in the back.

“I was about to go home, take the family and the kids, and go to a party,” he said.