The second day of Formula E pre-season testing has been postponed as an investigation is still ongoing following a garage fire in Valencia.
A small explosion, believed to be from a battery, took place in the pit box of battery supplier WAE just before 1pm local time on Tuesday. Team personnel were swiftly evacuated as the area was cordoned off at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo with Formula E confirming that the “on-track Incident Response Team acted immediately to contain the incident”. It added that 'one person has been assessed by medics and has been transported to hospital for precautionary checks'.
A statement from Formula E said: “In response to an incident earlier today at Formula E pre-season testing in Valencia when a fire caused damage to a garage in the pit lane, on-track testing activity will not go ahead tomorrow, Wednesday. Photo by: Sam Bagnall / Motorsport Images Smoke from the pit lane causes an evacuation “Damage from the incident was contained following the activation of emergency procedures. One person was taken to hospital as a precaution but released without treatment.
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