{"id":200815,"date":"2021-03-12T19:29:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T16:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/machine-catches-fire-at-tesla-factory-in-california\/"},"modified":"2021-03-12T19:29:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T16:29:01","slug":"machine-catches-fire-at-tesla-factory-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/machine-catches-fire-at-tesla-factory-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"#Machine catches fire at Tesla factory in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Machine catches fire at Tesla factory in California<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A machine caught fire at the northern California factory where Tesla makes the bulk of its cars, according to local officials.<\/p>\n<p>The flames broke out Thursday afternoon in a part of the Fremont plant that\u2019s currently under construction, the Fremont Fire Department said.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters who responded to the factory around 4:30 p.m. Pacific time contained the fire to a \u201cvehicle manufacturing stamping machine\u201d on the site, the fire department said in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FremontFireDepartment\/photos\/a.1949291181749461\/5572414989437044\/?type=3&amp;amp%3Btheater\">Facebook post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A photo from the scene showed dark smoke billowing out of the plant while cranes stood nearby.<\/p>\n<p>Local firefighters worked with Tesla\u2019s internal staff to quell the fire, which was caused by \u201cmolten aluminum and hydraulic fluid,\u201d the department said. No one was hurt in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>At least four other fires have broken out at the Fremont factory since 2014, two of which were serious enough to stop vehicle production there, according to a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/06\/01\/tesla-factory-paint-shop-fires-worse-than-revealed-workers.html\">2018 CNBC report.<\/a> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Firefighters respond to a fire at Tesla's Fremont, Calif., factory.\" class=\"wp-image-17541842 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/tesla-fire-73.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/tesla-fire-73.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/tesla-fire-73.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/tesla-fire-73.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/tesla-fire-73.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Seen in a drone photo, firefighters respond to a fire at automaker Tesla\u2019s Fremont, Calif., factory on Thursday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether the latest blaze affected production. Tesla does not have an active press office and did not return an email seeking comment Friday.<\/p>\n<p>As Tesla\u2019s flagship production facility, the Fremont plant churns out all four electric cars in the Elon Musk-led company\u2019s current lineup: the Model 3 sedan, the Model Y SUV, and the more upscale Model S and Model X.<\/p>\n<p>The plant has the capacity to make 600,000 cars a year, compared with 450,000 that Tesla\u2019s factory in Shanghai, China can produce, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tesla-cdn.thron.com\/static\/1LRLZK_2020_Q4_Quarterly_Update_Deck_-_Searchable_LVA2GL.pdf?xseo=&amp;response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%22TSLA-Q4-2020-Update.pdf%22\">the company says<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"The Fremont, Calif., factory is pictured in a drone photo taken on Thursday.\" class=\"wp-image-17541864 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/tesla-fire-72.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/tesla-fire-72.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/tesla-fire-72.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/tesla-fire-72.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/tesla-fire-72.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Automaker Tesla\u2019s Fremont, Calif., factory is pictured in a drone photo on Thursday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has sl<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed Tesla with notices of violation \u201crelating to air permitting and related compliance\u201d for the Fremont plant, according to the company\u2019s February <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1318605\/000156459021004599\/tsla-10k_20201231.htm\">annual report<\/a>. 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The flames broke out Thursday afternoon in a part of the Fremont plant that\u2019s currently under construction, the Fremont Fire Department said. 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