PHOENIX — An electric semi-truck reignited at a Phoenix Nikola facility Sunday afternoon, one month after the original fire.
Video in the player above features coverage of the fire on June 23 at the Nikola facility.
Officials say crews arrived at the facility near 40th Street and Broadway Road around 2 p.m. and found one of the previously burned semi-trucks on fire.
According to the Phoenix Fire Department, the battery cells were burning at over 800 degrees. Crews applied hundreds of gallons of water per minute to "change the chemical reaction by cooling the battery compartment."
Officials say the semi-truck involved in the fire experienced "another thermal runaway and ignition of the battery cells located in the vehicle."
No injuries have been reported at this time.
In response to the fire on June 23, Nikola released a statement claiming that foul play was suspected.
On Sunday, Nikola released the following statement:"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. We thank the Phoenix Fire Department for their swift response. The damaged trucks have remained at the company’s HQ site for safety monitoring and the ongoing investigations. "
