Tesla electric car bursts into flames during a test drive in France

The driver, who had answered a Facebook ad offering test drives of the Model S 90D sedan, said he saw smoke before the fire broke out in Biarritz on Monday, according to Sud Ouest.

Electrek reports the car made a sudden loud noise before a “problem with charging” message began flashing.

A Tesla representative in the car asked the driver to pull over. All three people in the vehicle jumped out. Moments later, it was engulfed in flames.

Tesla said in a statement it is “working with the authorities to establish the facts” about the blaze, but did not release information about the cause of the fire.

Regional administration spokesman Patrice Abbadie said nobody was hurt.

Incendie de la #Tesla lundi 15 août 2016 à #Bayonne. Avant l'arrivée des pompiers. Voiture complètement détruite. pic.twitter.com/qT8h6ccFoP

— Cédric Faiche (@cedricfaiche) August 15, 2016