A Tata Nexon EV car caught fire in a suburb of Mumbai, a video clip of which has been shared widely on social media.

Tata Nexon EV catches massive fire in Vasai West (near Panchvati hotel), a Mumbai Suburb, Maharashtra. @TataMotors pic.twitter.com/KuWhUCWJbB

— Kamal Joshi (@KamalJoshi108) June 22, 2022

Tata Motors said it has launched an investigation to find out why the car caught fire.

“A detailed investigation is currently being conducted to ascertain the facts of the fire incident that is doing the rounds on social media. We will share a detailed response after our complete investigation,” Tata Motors said in a statement.

The cause of the fire is currently unknown, and there were no injuries caused in the incident.

The company said this a first incident after more than 30,000 EVs have cumulatively covered over 1 million km across the country in nearly 4 years.

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