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Caribbeans

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Thu Jun 27, 2024, 04:34 PM Jun 2024

Former NFL player Randall Cobb and his family 'lucky to be alive' after escaping house fire caused by Tesla charger



Former Pro Bowl NFL player Randall Cobb and his family ‘lucky to be alive’ after escaping house fire

Sam Joseph, CNN | Thu June 27, 2024

Former Pro Bowl NFL wide receiver Randall Cobb and his family escaped unhurt after a blaze erupted at their home in Nashville, Tennessee.

Cobb’s wife, Aiyda, said the family was “lucky to be alive,” as she detailed what had happened on her Instagram account.

“The Tesla charger caught on fire in the garage late last night and quickly spread,” she wrote on Instagram Stories. “We got out of the house with nothing but the clothes on our back and no shoes on our feet.”

Cobb later confirmed that he, his wife and their three children were safe and thanked the firefighters that had responded to the incident...more
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/27/sport/randall-cobb-nfl-house-fire-spt-intl/index.html
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Former NFL player Randall Cobb and his family 'lucky to be alive' after escaping house fire caused by Tesla charger (Original Post) Caribbeans Jun 2024 OP
That does it I am buying a hybrid. pwb Jun 2024 #1
Who installed it? What equipment was being used? Finishline42 Jun 2024 #2

Finishline42

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2. Who installed it? What equipment was being used?
Sun Jun 30, 2024, 05:44 AM
Jun 2024

This video covers what should be done.

You need to have it installed by a certified electrician using devices rated for charging cars.



Mine was and it's installed on an outside wall.
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