India, Jan. 10 -- A Tesla hit a tree and burned in Naperville, the western suburb of Chicago, in Illinois, on Friday. As a result, route 59 north of 95th St was closed, as per Kris Habermehl of CBS News 2 Chicago.

"After a fiery EV crash, Rt. 59 will remain closed TFN from 95th St. up to Cantore Rd. Use Naperville-Plainfield Road or Book Rd," the reporter added.

A lot of water was needed to suppress the fire and then cool the damaged batteries, as per the reporter. There is no word on injuries yet. Authorities are yet to issue a statement on the incident.

Visuals from the crash site showed the car completely burned, while some videos showed the efforts taken to douse the flames.

A NBC reporter sharing photos wrote "RT 59 is closed N o...