Image copyright Mary McCormack
Firefighters have been referred to as in to extinguish the hearth
A Tesla car pushed by British TV director Michael Morris burst into flames in Los Angeles, his US actress spouse has mentioned.
Mary McCormack posted on Twitter a dramatic video of the incident earlier this week.
"No accident, out of the blue, in traffic on Santa Monica Blvd. Thank you to the kind couple who flagged him down and told him to pull over," she wrote.
No-one was injured. Tesla mentioned it was investigating "an extraordinary unusual occurrence", ABC News experiences.
Tesla says its electrical autos are much less prone to catch fireplace than fuel-powered vehicles.
In her tweet, West Wing actress McCormack additionally wrote: "And thank god my three little girls weren't in the car with him (her husband)."
@Tesla This is what occurred to my husband and his car at present. No accident,out of the blue, in visitors on Santa Monica Blvd. Thank you to the type couple who flagged him down and advised him to drag over. And thank god my three little women weren’t within the car with him pic.twitter.com/O4tPs5ftVo
— Mary McCormack (@marycmccormack) June 16, 2018
Firefighters have been referred to as in and the hearth was quickly extinguished.
McCormack later posted on Twitter that the car "wasn't a Tesla with auto pilot or whatever. It was a normal Tesla."
A Tesla spokesperson advised ABC News:
"We offer our support to local authorities and are glad our customer is safe. This is an extraordinarily unusual occurrence, and we are investigating the incident to find out what happened."
McCormack and Morris, a former director of London's Old Vic theatre and of the latest TV collection 13 Reasons Why, have been married since 2003.