A fire broke out at Tesla’s German factory today, and fortunately, no injuries were reported. According to the fire department, a fire broke out at Tesla’s car factory in Germany at 3:30 a.m. local time Monday. The local fire department was called to an outdoor recycling site where 800 cubic meters of cardboard, paper and wood chips were stored and caught fire.
The fire was largely extinguished with no injuries for about five hours. Tesla’s fire department then took over the operation, but local firefighters remained on the scene.
A spokeswoman for the local department said the cause of the fire has not yet been determined and is under investigation by police. Tesla has yet to comment on the exact cause of the fire and whether it will affect vehicle production.
Back in November 2019, Tesla announced plans to build a new factory in Gruenheide, Germany, to cater to the rapidly growing demand for electric cars in Europe. But due to environmental concerns, the project was delayed again and again until it was approved for production this year. As planned, the German car factory will produce about 500,000 vehicles per year.
In addition, Tesla also applied to the city of Glen Head in May this year and plans to expand the size of its German factory by 1/3 to build a battery factory, the annual capacity of the battery cell is expected to exceed 50-gigawatt hours.
