Video: Garage fire claims Chevy Volt and homebuilt EV
 

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No one was hurt - but two plug-in vehicles were destroyed - in a fire in a home in the Connecticut town of Barkhamsted last night. The cars were a brand-new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/volt">2011 Chevrolet Volt</a> with just 2,000 miles on the odometer and a converted all-electric <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/suzuki/">Suzuki</a> Samurai that the homeowner, Storm Connors, converted himself years ago. At this early stage, it is impossible to tell if one or the other vehicles was the cause of the blaze - or if it was one of the charging systems or the garage's electrical system - but firemen who responded to the 911 call said that this is one angle that the investigators will look in to. Local news channel WTNH <a href="http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/litchfield_cty/cars-charred-in-barkhamsted-fire">reports</a> that Connors, <a href="http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/litchfield_cty/cars-charred-in-barkhamsted-fire">"likes his cars too much to think having them charging in the garage started the fire."</a> Another news channel, WFSB, says that, <a href="http://www.wfsb.com/news/27541598/detail.html">"fire officials suspect an electric hybrid car may have sparked"</a> the blaze.<br />
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You can watch a video news report of the aftermath <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/15/video-garage-fire-claims-chevy-volt-and-homebuilt-ev/#continued">after the jump</a>. Interestingly, Connors himself has commented on AutoblogGreen stories in the past, so our thoughts go out to a reader who is dealing with a terrible loss. <em>Hat tip to Pete!</em><br />
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[Sources: <a href="http://www.wfsb.com/news/27541598/detail.html">WFSB</a>, <a href="http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/litchfield_cty/cars-charred-in-barkhamsted-fire">WTNH</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/15/video-garage-fire-claims-chevy-volt-and-homebuilt-ev/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: Garage fire claims Chevy Volt and homebuilt EV</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/15/video-garage-fire-claims-chevy-volt-and-homebuilt-ev/">Video: Garage fire claims Chevy Volt and homebuilt EV</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/15/video-garage-fire-claims-chevy-volt-and-homebuilt-ev/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19914222/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/15/video-garage-fire-claims-chevy-volt-and-homebuilt-ev/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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