• A California man said he was lucky to be alive after his Tesla car caught fire while driving.
• Bishal Malla was on his way home and about to enter Highway 99 when his car started shaking.
• When he checked for a flat tire, he saw smoke and immediately evacuated before calling 911.

A California man said he was lucky to be alive after his Tesla started shaking and caught fire while he was driving.

Bishal Malla told KCRA 3, an NBC-affiliated TV channel in Sacramento, California, that he was on his way home on Saturday after running some errands when he felt his electric car shaking.

He stopped as he was about to enter Highway 99, also known as California’s main street.