Last week, a Tesla Model S spontaneously caught on fire in Los Angeles. Actor Mary McCormack said on Twitter the car belongs to her husband and that the fire happened "out of the blue."
A spokesperson for Tesla told several media outlets that "this is an extraordinarily unusual occurrence" and that the company's initial investigation shows "the cabin of the vehicle was totally unaffected by the fire" because of Tesla's "battery architecture."
The National Transportation Safety Board says one of its investigators will observe Tesla's examination of the car, but it has not opened a formal investigation into the incident.
Tesla maintains its electric cars are 10 times less likely to catch fire than gasoline-powered cars. That's according to data from the National Fire Protection Association and the U.S. Federal Highway Administration.
Additional reporting by Newsy affiliate CNN.
