Cybertruck crashes into Colorado preschool, sets building on fire

A Cybertruck crashed into the Primrose School in Lone Tree on Wednesday morning, sparking a fire that ignited the building. According to investigators with South Metro Fire Rescue, crews rushed to the structure fire at 9200 Teddy Lane around 9 a.m.

When crews arrived, the Cybertruck was on fire and the flames had spread to the building. 

The evacuation was already underway at the preschool. Everyone was able to get out of the building, according to South Metro Fire. Investigators said all 100 people inside the building, including 78 minors and 22 adults, safely made it outside after the crash. The ages of the children ranged from 6 weeks to 5 years old. 

"In this case, all of the students had safely evacuated far enough away that when our crews arrived on scene, they thought the building was vacant because of how efficiently those students had evacuated from the structure," said South Metro Fire Rescue Public Information Officer Matthew Assell.

"With this being an electric vehicle, that absolutely complicates the scenario and escalates it quite a bit. Electric vehicles are something that South Metro has in our community, and the lithium-ion batteries are something that our department is working on in response to calls," said Assell. 

Investigators said the fire was contained to the exterior of the structure and did not spread inside the building. Crews placed a fire blanket over the burning Cybertruck to extinguish the fire.   

"With it being isolated to the exterior of the structure, we were able to treat it more like an electrical vehicle fire, so crews were able to contain that fire and then we applied a fire blanket over the vehicle, and that's used to contain the fire and essentially smother the oxygen from within those lithium-ion batteries so that we can prevent any further possible concerns," said Assell.   

One person was taken to the hospital and another person was evaluated at the scene. Investigators could not confirm whether the person transported was the driver of the Cybertruck. 

Parents were reunited with their children just minutes after the crash. 

What happened leading up to the crash is being investigated.