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The Nikola Electric Truck That Caught Fire in June Just Reignited This Weekend

The Nikola Electric Truck That Caught Fire in June Just Reignited This Weekend photo
The Nikola Electric Truck That Caught Fire in June Just Reignited This Weekend photo

A fire broke out at the Phoenix, Arizona headquarters of startup electric semi-truck maker Nikola at the end of June, damaging five trucks. Now, almost a month later to the day, a previously damaged truck unexpectedly caught fire at the Phoenix factory again, according to Reuters.

"At approximately 2 pm today at Nikola HQ, one of the trucks that was previously damaged reignited. No one was injured and the fire was quickly contained," Nikola said in a statement.

The statement didn't mention how the truck caught fire or what the cause was. Electric vehicle batteries can reignite long after being put out due to thermal runaway conditions continuing to spread among cells, though typically not a full month after the initial incident.