Tesla catches fire on Highway 50 near Rancho Cordova

Sacramento Metro Fire had to put out a fire on Highway 50 after a Tesla Model S car battery combusted on Saturday. Metro Fire said that the Tesla Caught Fire near Rancho Cordova while traveling at freeway speeds and that it took 6,000 gallons of water for crews to extinguish the flames. Two fire engines responded and crews propped the vehicle up with a jack to cool the battery.