KONTAN.CO.ID - BENGALURU. India's Tata Motors is investigating what it described as an "isolated thermal incident" after a video on social media showed one of the company's electric cars engulfed in flames.

The video, which has gone viral, showed firefighters trying to extinguish the fire in a Nexon electric vehicle (EV) in a suburb of Mumbai. Reuters was unable to independently verify the video.

"A detailed investigation is currently being conducted to ascertain the facts of the recent isolated thermal incident that is doing the rounds on social media. We will share a detailed response after our complete investigation," India's biggest manufacturer of electric cars said in a statement.