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BMW X3 sparks devastating fire, causing $38 million in damage (www.news4jax.com)
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More than a month after a devastating fire in the hourly parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport, the BMW X3 believed to have sparked that fire has been removed from the garage.

A spokesperson with the Jacksonville Aviation Authority confirmed that a photo shared with News4JAX showing a fire-damaged vehicle being lowered by crane onto a tow truck is the BMW in question.

About 1,200 cars were parked in the garage at the time the fire started.

Nearly 50 cars were damaged, and hundreds of them had to be left there initially until drivers were contacted and told they could safely retrieve their vehicles.

JAA officials estimated earlier this month that it could cost at least $38 million to repair the damage and those repairs could take at least 18 months. The third floor, where the fire started on May 16, and the fourth floor of the southern portion of the garage were the most damaged, with part of the area collapsing.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

"The truth about internal combustion engines"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

That model is American made 🤭

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I heard about a plan for a law on having designated places for vehicles charging (since they're much less likely to catch fire when they're turned off), with things like not below ground where fire dept. can't reach them, not near staircases, not close to electrical facilities etc. Seems like common sense, but until we have such regulations this will happen again.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't believe the X3 is electric.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

There is a phev X3, which has a 12kwh battery pack. Can't tell from the wreckage if it was tho