Piermont responders spend 3 hours fighting electric car blaze, 2 injured

Fire officials said the Tesla's batteries had to be cooled down and accessed from underneath the vehicle.

News 12 Staff

Oct 16, 2025, 10:57 AM

Updated 2 hr ago

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Emergency crews rushed to Route 9W in Piermont Wednesday morning after an electric car crashed and caught fire.
Fire officials said the Tesla's batteries had to be cooled down and accessed from underneath the vehicle.
It took more than three hours to get the flames under control.
Two people were taken to the hospital and are in stable condition.