Car hits something hard, deforms the bodywork, compromised wiring which causes electrical shorts which create heat, which then causes a fire. The battery pack

Car hits something hard, deforms the bodywork, compromised wiring which causes electrical shorts which create heat, which then causes a fire. The battery pack doesn't need to be compromised to allow this, and even a fault in the LV system will do it. Electrical fires take out ICE vehicles every day. Most ICE vehicle fires are caused by electrical faults or oil leaks. Oil leaking onto a hot exhaust obviously isn't a factor in an EV, but nothing has really changed with respect to the electrical threat. On modern vehicles, fuel doesn't usually become a factor until the vehicle is well alight.