Politics & Government
14 Months After Fire, Rosemont, Illinois Halts Electric Vehicle Charger Installations In Parking Garages
An electric vehicle burst into flames in January 2024 while charging in the garage at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont.
March 12, 2025
The Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois, is putting the brakes on installing electric vehicle chargers inside parking structures — in a development that comes more than a year after an EV caught fire.
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The electric vehicle burst into flames in January 2024 while charging in the garage at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours, and a specialized blanket was needed to extinguish the fire.
"Once these EVs catch fire, they're a dickens to deal with," said Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens. "In the process, the car had to be dragged out of the garage, and then additionally to that, portions of the garage had to be closed down."
