You see the same thing when a Tesla car catches fire after an accident. It's front page international news. I saw an F150 on fire on the side of the highway a few weeks ago. I'm sure there's a large public outcry about Ford as well.
EVs are not supposed to catch fire, thus it is news when they do.
Both are flammable and both take as many precautions as possible (with our knowledge) to not be in a car, but still can in extreme conditions (crashes).
The main difference is chemical fires are harder to put out, but you just have to carry the right suppressant.
But with Tesla, yes they make the news than other cars, including other EVs, because... politics.
It's not politics, it's people targeting the sheer incompetence and hypocrisy that is Tesla.