PHOENIX — Crews battled a fire burning at the Nikola headquarters in Phoenix early Friday morning.
Five electric semi trucks were on fire during the incident near 40th Street and Broadway Road, the Phoenix Fire Department said.
Nikola tweeted it believes the fire may have been intentionally set, as a vehicle was seen in the area right before the flames were ignited. Phoenix fire investigators have not confirmed this.
No one was injured in the fire.
This is a developing story. We will update this story as more information becomes available.
This isn't the first electric vehicle-involved fire Valley firefighters have had to battle. Crews have had to extinguish multiple electric vehicles, including:
- An electric vehicle that caught fire at a Waymo facility in Phoenix
- A Phoenix house fire caused by an e-bike battery
- A Tesla crashing into a Scottsdale building and catching fire, twice
Electric vehicles' high-voltage lithium-ion batteries pose a unique risk to first responders, including that of electric shock, uncontrolled increases in temperature and pressure, and reignition of the blaze, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
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