Tesla charging unit sparks massive inferno in Texas garage, severely damaging home, officials say
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The city of Lewisville, Texas, confirmed Tuesday that a Tesla charging unit sparked a massive garage fire that caused extensive damage to a home.

The two-alarm fire broke out around 12:30 p.m. on Monday, a city spokesman told Fox News Digital. 

“The fire on Monday, July 21, in Lewisville, Texas, was started by the car charger device in the garage,” spokesman Matt Martucci said, adding that the “intense” flames primarily damaged a second vehicle – a Lexus parked inside the garage — and the upper floors of the home.

Footage from the scene shows the Lexus pulled out onto the driveway completely burned and a charred home with visible holes in the roof. 

Large holes seen on roof of damaged home following fire reports

A garage fire traveled to the roof of a home and caused massive holes on Monday in Lewisville, Texas. (KDFW)

No one was injured, and firefighters had the blaze under control by 1:15 p.m., Martucci said. 

Investigators are working to determine what caused the charging unit to ignite. 

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

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