{"id":24980,"date":"2024-05-21T08:40:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T08:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/107417571"},"modified":"2024-05-21T08:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T08:40:06","slug":"tesla-fremont-factory-suffers-another-fire-investigation-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/tesla-fremont-factory-suffers-another-fire-investigation-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Fremont factory suffers another fire, investigation underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/tesla-fremont-factory-suffers-another-fire-investigation-underway.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-107405927\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>An aerial view of the Tesla Fremont Factory on April 24, 2024 in Fremont, California.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Justin Sullivan | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>A fire broke out at <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Tesla<\/span><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>&#8216;s vehicle assembly plant in Fremont, California on Monday afternoon, according to a statement from the Fremont Fire Department, posted on <span class=\"waslinkname\">social network X<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>No injuries were reported among employees and fire fighters present at the scene, the department said.<\/p>\n<p>An undisclosed number of fire fighters had responded to the fire, which broke out before 5:00 p.m., at the Tesla facility at 45500 Fremont Boulevard. The incident was described as a two-alarm, commercial structure fire in a two-story building.<\/p>\n<p>The fire apparently originated in an oven used in vehicle manufacturing operations, the department said, adding that <span class=\"waslinkname\">cause of the fire<\/span> was &#8220;under investigation&#8221; as of Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The fire was &#8220;knocked down&#8221; in a matter of hours, the department said, and the fire-fighting crew had been released from the scene as of around 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The Fremont factory is Tesla&#8217;s first mass EV manufacturing facility. It was first to produce the company&#8217;s popular Model 3 sedans, and Model Y crossover utility vehicles, as well as its higher-end Model S sedan and Model X, an SUV with falcon wing doors.<\/p>\n<p>On May 17, 2024 Tesla celebrated a <span class=\"waslinkname\">milestone<\/span> for its Fremont factory in conjunction with their battery factory outside of Reno, Nevada, saying they had surpassed production of 3 million vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Monday&#8217;s fire followed sweeping layoffs at the Elon Musk-led automaker. <span class=\"waslinkname\">Tesla recently cut<\/span> another 601 jobs in California, including 164 at the Fremont factory.<\/p>\n<p>Among jobs cut in Fremont in this latest <span class=\"waslinkname\">wave of the layoffs<\/span> were two directors of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), and a myriad of others involved in EHS, security, equipment maintenance and emergency services, according to filings by the company with the California Employment Development Division.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla&#8217;s Fremont factory has a history of fires. For example, several fire incidents occurred at the factory from <span class=\"waslinkname\">2014 to 2018<\/span>, including a mix of indoor and outdoor fires <span class=\"waslinkname\">in 2018<\/span> alone, with more still <span class=\"waslinkname\">in 2019<\/span> and <span class=\"waslinkname\">2021<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Fires at the Fremont factory in the past have <span class=\"waslinkname\">sometimes<\/span> necessitated a pause in production.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla did not respond to a request for further information on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Local environmental regulators, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAMQD), recently accused Tesla of allowing &#8220;unabated emissions&#8221; at the Fremont plant, and said that toxic air pollution should have been prevented.<\/p>\n<p>The BAAMQD is now seeking an <span class=\"waslinkname\">abatement order<\/span> that would force Tesla to implement changes to its factory operations to prevent further pollution.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday night, the BAAMQD told CNBC via e-mail that it was &#8220;aware of the fire and assessing&#8221; the situation in Alameda County.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An aerial view of the Tesla Fremont Factory on April 24, 2024 in Fremont, California.&nbsp; Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A fire broke out at Tesla&#8216;s vehicle assembly plant in Fremont, California on Monday afternoon, according to a statement from the Fremont Fire Department, posted on social network X. 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