According to local officials, a machine caught fire at the Northern California factory, where Tesla manufactures the bulk of its cars.
The Fremont Fire Department said a fire broke out on Thursday afternoon in a part of the Fremont plant.
The fire department said that fire personnel responded to the factory around 4:30 pm, opening fire on a “vehicle making machine” at the site of the blaze. Facebook post.
A photo of the scene showed deep smoke coming out of the plant while the crane was standing nearby.
The department said local firefighters worked with Tesla’s internal staff to extinguish the fire, which was caused by “molten aluminum and hydraulic fluids”. No one was hurt in the incident.
Since 2014, at least four other fires have occurred at the Fremont factory, two of which were severe enough to halt vehicle production, according to one 2018 CNBC Report.
It is not clear whether the latest explosion is an affected production. Tesla does not have an active press office and did not return an email seeking comment on Friday.
As Tesla’s flagship production facility, the Fremont plant churns out all four electric cars in the company’s current lineup led by Elon Musk: Model 3 sedans, Model Y SUVs, and the more upscale Model S and Model X.
The plant has a capacity to produce 600,000 cars a year, compared to 450,000 Tesla factories in Shanghai, China, which can produce, Company says.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has slapped Tesla with a “pertaining to air permitting and related compliance” notice to the Fremont plant, according to the company’s February. annual report. Tesla said it has disputed some of the allegations.
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