The vehicles pass the Tesla Inc. assembly plant. from Fremont, California, USA, Monday, May 11, 2020.
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Firefighters responded Thursday to an “active fire” at the Tesla plant in Fremont, California, according to a statement from the Fremont Fire Department.
No personnel or firefighters were injured, firefighters said.
The fire allegedly took place in an area of the Tesla plant that is under construction. This is the main Tesla vehicle assembly plant in the USA. The company is currently building a second one in Austin, Texas.
Elon Musk’s electric car company makes its Model 3 sedan, Model Y crossover SUV and state-of-the-art Model S and X electric vehicles in Fremont.
The Fremont plant was recently closed for at least two days due to a shortage of parts, according to Musk.
The factory has a history of costly fires, including multiple fires at its paint shop, as previously reported by CNBC.
According to Tesla’s fourth quarter filing with the SEC, Tesla received “infringement notifications” from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District regarding air authorization and compliance for the Fremont plant as well.
“EPA is reviewing the compliance of our Fremont plant operations with the requirements under the Clean Air Act and we are working with EPA to respond to its requests for information,” Tesla said in the file.
According to the Fremont fire department, “The deep fire was limited to a stamping machine that manufactured the vehicles.” City firefighters coordinated with Tesla’s internal brigade, Tesla’s firefighting team, to control the blaze within hours.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
As of Thursday evening, the fire at the Fremont factory was under control, with fire engines and a truck remaining on the scene to monitor the situation. It was established that the cause of the fire was “molten aluminum and hydraulic fluid”.