ICE car fires are so amazingly common, that it's not even news (unless the car is powered by lithium batteries). U.S. fire departments responded to an estimate

ICE car fires are so amazingly common, that it's not even news (unless the car is powered by lithium batteries). U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 152,300 automobile fires per year in 2006-2010. These fires caused an average of 209 civilian deaths, 764 civilian injuries, and $536 million in direct property damage. Facts and Figures Automobile fires were involved in 10% of reported U.S. fires, 6% of U.S. fire deaths. On average, 17 automobile fires were reported per hour. These fires killed an average of four people every week. http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/vehicles http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/vehicle... That being said, there are a lot less EVs on the road than ICE, and the number of Teslas on the road is only a fraction of that. In 2014 there were 30k Teslas sold and 4 of them were involved in a fire, which is .013%. From what I read, all investigating authorities cleared Tesla of any fault. In most cases, it was the result of some road debris puncturing a battery. I'm not saying this fire isn't a result of a defect in a Tesla component or design. But so far Tesla has a good track record on safety and also seems dedicated to keeping it that way.