BOULDER, Colo. – Everyone evacuated safely Saturday morning after an electric vehicle started smoking and exploded in a garage.
Boulder Fire-Rescue responded to Emerald Road at around 6 a.m. for the report of the fire.
Once on the scene, fire crews requested additional support after the vehicle exploded.
“Firefighters remain on scene ventilating the home that filled with smoke during the incident and working to remove the vehicles safely from the garage,” said Boulder Fire-Rescue on social media.
Photos shared by the department showed smoke damage to the garage.
Skip Miller, who lives in a neighboring home, recalled the explosion to Denver7's Claire Lavezzorio.
"It sounded like an aircraft had crashed right here and exploded," he said.
Investigators were working to determine the cause of the fire and there were no reports of injuries.
