VIDEO: The march of time is bringing us the electric car. It's no longer a science experiment, as there are electric cars, particularly Teslas, all over town.
But any car can have an accident, and electric vehicles are a new challenge for firefighters and it can be dangerous, as well.
Electric cars run on lithium batteries, roughly the same batteries as cellphones, but they are hundreds of times larger and come with enormous challenges for everyone involved in an accident.
Last month in Fort Lauderdale, a Tesla slammed into a palm tree and burned. Firefighters used fire extinguishers initially, but they didn't work. It took a lot of water, and the driver died in the flames.
Officials towed the vehicle to a salvage yard, and it caught on fire. Firefighters put out the fire and were called back hours later.
Last year in California, there was a similar incident, and firefighters were called back again for a tow yard fire.
Are Metro Detroit fire departments ready for this type of incident?