[VIDEO:] Tesla Fire Burns Out of Control

Sacramento area firefighters put out their first Tesla vehicle fire this week, but authorities said it wouldn't go out with normal methods, according to a report on KCRA 3.

Read the article and watch the video that shows the electric vehicle fully engulfed in flames when fire crews arrived.

It "took a significant amount of time, water, and thinking outside the box to extinguish," Sacramento Metro Fire said on social media.

The car kept reigniting and "off-gassing in the battery compartment," according to authorities.

Source: KCRA 3