The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) has shared a recent fire incident involving two electric vehicles (EV) which has damaged a portion of the home, reported The Malay Mail.
According to the Facebook post by Bomba Damansara, the fire involved two EVs parked in a car porch and the flames have spread into the interior of the house, damaging approximately 10 per cent of the residence.
Bomba added that no accidents or injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
While it was not mentioned in the Facebook post, the incident appears to have taken place around Petaling Jaya.
Based on visual observation, the two EVs appear to be an XPeng G6 and a BYD Seal. The video shows that the fire was successfully contained and extinguished using water.
It is worth highlighting that the risk of fire in EVs is far lower than in internal combustion engine vehicles. According to Bomba, five cases of EV fires have been reported in the past three years.
The department’s Director-General Datuk Seri Nor Hisham Mohammad cited data from the United States and Europe, which showed that EVs catch fire less frequently than gasoline-powered cars.
He said there were 1,530 fires per 100,000 gasoline vehicles (1.53 per cent) and 3,475 fires per 100,000 hybrid vehicles (3.48 per cent). Meanwhile, there were 25 fires per 100,000 EVs (0.025 per cent).
