Tesla Cybertruck, Woodchipper Ignite Half-Acre Inferno in Colorado Pasture
Tesla Cybertruck hauling a woodchipper unexpectedly torched 0.5 acres near Norwood, Colorado, sending up a smoke column so dense it could have signaled a Victorian train robbery—searches spiked for “Tesla fire risk” and “Can Cybertrucks tow heavy loads?” Crews from Norwood Fire and the U.S. Forest Service wrangled the blaze, with the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office initially mistaking the woodchipper for a rogue generator: “A Tesla Cybertruck is on fire, and a generator was just ignited.”
After smoke resembling a battalion of overcaffeinated steam engines, the fire—confined to private land 4 miles west of Norwood—drew a mashup task force including the Bureau of Land Management and Williams Construction. Trending queries like “How do wildfires start in Colorado?” and “Are electric vehicles safe in grass?” soared, as firefighters, possibly pondering the existential dread of battery-powered brush fires, camped overnight to monitor the charred aftermath.
The blaze, 100% contained by Monday morning, left a half-acre of blackened grass—no injuries, but a singular lesson in what happens when futuristic trucks and rural woodchippers decide to reenact a scene from an electric-powered Western.
