Tesla Supercharger At Parsippany Wawa Goes Up In Flames

A Tesla Supercharger station that caught fire caused a smokey scene at the Parsippany Wawa.

Dario Andriani took a photo of the smokey scene on Sunday.
Photo Credit: *Dario Andriani Twitter*

11/20/2019 10:54 a.m.

A neighbor across from the New Road gas station called the local fire department and store employees after noticing the flames Sunday, CNBC reports.

Parsippany-Troy Hills Fire Department District 5 worker Matthew Palmeiri told Automotive News that the JCP&L was having a problem with a transformer next to the Supercharger, which is what sparked the fire -- not the Supercharger itself.

Tesla was having an issue with its cabinet when the station went up in flames Sunday, a Wawa spokesperson told CNBC.

The New Road store, however, is on a separate power line, so it wasn't affected, the employee said.

The power was shut off during the investigation.

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