A smoking USB charging point has drawn attention in Ryde this afternoon (Sunday) after crews from Ryde Fire Station were deployed to a car on the pavement of East Hill Road.
It was at around 14:00 that the original 999 call was made, prompting a pump and an Operational Command Officer from Ryde Fire Station, located on Great Preston Road, to make the 2-minute drive down to the lower end of East Hill Road.
It was here that firefighters located the black electric vehicle, which had mounted the pavement just past the bend where Appley Rise becomes East Hill Road and observed smoke coming from the car’s central charging point.
A spokesperson for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has said crews attended the incident, where they worked for a short time to investigate the source of the smoke.
It has been confirmed that, as a result, firefighters isolated the affected electrical system inside the EV to ensure the vehicle was safe before advising the owner to have the vehicle checked over by a qualified mechanic.
The vehicle was driven away safely, and firefighters returned to their station.
