Several electric trucks were damaged in the original fire in June, and now the company is voluntarily recalling 209 electric trucks.
, the electric truck manufacturer, in June reported a fire around its global headquarters in Phoenix.
Five electric trucks were burned in the incident, the company confirmed, though no injuries were reported. The company took to Twitter to announce that it suspected foul play was involved in starting the fire.: Information from a third-party investigation found that the most likely cause of the June fire was a coolant leak inside a single battery pack. According to Nikola, the findings were further corroborated by a minor thermal incident that impacted one pack on an engineering validation truck parked at the company’s Coolidge, Ariz. plant on Aug. 10.
Commercial electric truck startup Nikola on Friday reported a fire around its Phoenix, Arizona, headquarters. Multiple electric trucks were burned in the fire, though no injuries have been reported from the scene. Following the fire, the company took to its official Twitter account to announce that it suspects foul play took place in the starting of the fire. "Foul play is suspected as a vehicle was seen in the area of the affected trucks just prior to the incident and an investigation is underway," the company said on Twitter.
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