Firefighters responded to Tesla’s Fremont, Calif., facility Thursday evening, where smoke could be seen billowing out of an open rooftop at the north side of the plant.
Fire at Tesla Factory confined to area under construction
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The fire at the Tesla plant was located in a building under construction.
FREMONT, Calif. - The fire that has been burning at the Tesla Factory in Fremont s Warm Springs District since late Thursday afternoon is located in an area of the automobile assembly plant that is under construction and is contained to a vehicle manufacturing stamping machine, according to a Fremont Fire Department spokesperson.
The fire was first reported at 4:27 p.m. at the plant, at 45500 Fremont Blvd., according to fire department spokesperson Aisha Knowles.
She added that it is a deep-seated fire , and that Fremont firefighters have been coordinating the firefighting effort with the Tesla Fire Response Team.
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