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Video: Did this electric-car charger spark a power pole fire? Footage of a power pole on fire next to an electric-car charging station in Victoria has gone viral on social media platform TikTok – but it's unclear if the plugged-in Tesla Model Y is to blame for the blaze, or if the "thermal incident" was caused by faulty electrical infrastructure. Susannah’s background is news journalism, followed by several years spent in celebrity journalism, entertainment journalism and fashion magazines and a brief stint hosting a travel TV show for Channel Ten. She joined Drive in 2020 after spending a year and a half at the helm of Harper’s BAZAAR and ELLE’s online platforms. Read more about Susannah Guthrie