Tesla has been hit with another lawsuit over a deadly post-crash inferno, this time from a Washington state man whose wife died after his 2018 Model 3 “exploded into a raging fire” when an abrupt acceleration sent it into a utility pole and left rescuers unable to pry the doors open.

The federal complaint filed Friday claimed Jeffery and Wendy Dennis had no chance to escape because the sedan’s electronic handles died the instant the car lost power.

Wendy Dennis died at the scene while plaintiff Jeff Dennis suffered catastrophic burns.

The filing alleges the Model 3 “suddenly and rapidly accelerated out of control,” surging for roughly five seconds before the Jan. 7, 2023 impact in Tacoma.

The crash triggered what the suit calls an “extremely hot fire” that engulfed the cabin and burne

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