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Tesla Semi fire required 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish

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California firefighters sprayed 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish a Tesla Semi fire.

The crash happened at 3:13 AM on August 19 on the I80 freeway east of Sacramento .

The tractor-trailer's large 900kWh battery caught fire and reached a temperature of 1,000 degrees F while spewing toxic fumes.

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