Smoke on the water: Watch a submerged Tesla catch fire and burn underwater

This incident from October is still missing some pieces in the timeline, but as covered by Jalopnik, there's consensus on the main points. A couple drives their Tesla Model X to the Polk Street boat ramp in Hollywood, Florida, to unload a jet ski. The wife backs the trailer and jet ski into the water, the husband gets the jet ski into the water. While the husband is on the water on the jet ski, the Tesla begins flashing a warning to the wife to get out of the Model X. The car's electronically powered doors are closed, and whatever malfunction is occurring won't permit the doors to open. Apparently, the wife didn't know about the manual release for the doors, so the husband rocks up and gets her out before the Model X ends up submerged. The Hollywood Professional Firefighters Facebook page said the SUV "lost traction and slid into the inter-coastal," but it's not clear if this is what caused the malfunction. In video on that FB page, it doesn't look like the front doors are open, but the falcon doors are open, and It's clear at least one rear window is open.

After the SUV slides into the water, its battery catches fire, with toxic gases and flames erupting from the water's surface. The ocean hates batteries.