A fatal single-vehicle crash involving a Tesla on Thursday in Naples, Maine, resulted in a significant firefighter response due to fires caused by a debris field of batteries from the electric vehicle, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office .
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene of the crash at 752 Harrison Road in Naples, alongside firefighters from Naples, Casco, Sebago, and Bridgton.
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection also responded to the scene.
“The crash presented significant hazards to first responders and area residents due to the vehicle involved,” the Sheriff’s Office stated.
The crash occurred just after 10:40 a.m. on Thursday, when a vehicle described as a 2024 Tesla impacted with a tree at a high speed, causing the electric vehicle to catch fire.
The driver of the vehicle, 33-year-old Sergi Kolesnick of Harrison, Maine, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Per the Sheriff’s Office, the force of the impact caused several components of the vehicle to become dislodged, creating a “significant debris field of batteries” and several spot fires.
Firefighters and EMS responders worked over several hours to contain the scene of the crash and to prevent the fires from spreading to a nearby home and the woods, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The scene was managed as a Hazardous Materials Scene, and a cleanup of the area was still underway as of 3 p.m. on Thursday.
The crash remains under investigation by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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Send the clean up bill to Musk.
Protecting the environment by driving vehicles that will each require a Superfund site in the future
Anyone who drives a Tesla is a virtue signalling moron
Must be why there are so many of them in Maine
Most Fire depts/Towing Co’s. are not ready for EV CRASHES
EV driver = kool aid drinker.
200′ fall from cliff -1
High-speed crash with tree – 0
Go Green, fire departments are totally unprepared to deal with any type of fires resulting from these types of batteries. Just wait until one of the solar sites that contain huge amounts of these catches fire. We are just seeing the tip of the iceberg.
It’s the tree’s fault.
“Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
My friends all have Porsches, I must make amends.” Janice Joplin
Now think of your kids on an EV school bus…