Okinawa clarifies that fire at dealership was due to an electric short-circuit

New Delhi: Electric two-wheeler maker Okinawa Autotech said on Monday said that the fire at its dealership centre in Tamil Nadu was due to an electric short-circuit in the building and that no electric scooter or battery fire was responsible for the incident.

The company which announced a recall of 3,215 Praise Pro electric scooters in the first instance of an Indian manufacturer doing so after a spate of recent fires on April 16 said in a statement that "the fire was due to an electric short circuit in the panel wiring in the building. The dealership has also confirmed the same."

No casualties were reported, but the entire showroom was gutted, the company said.


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Three of Okinawa’s scooters have caught fire since October last year resulting in two being injured.

Ola Electric, Pure EV and Jitendra EV are other companies that have seen their electric scooters catch fire in the last three weeks.

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Okinawa Autotech was the third largest selling electric two-wheeler maker in March with sales of 8,284 units, after Hero Electric (13,023) and Ola (9,127).