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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Police in Richmond are searching for two missing 11-year-old girls late Thursday evening. It is believed that both girls are together and likely still in the Richmond area.
Missing are Zxitlali Serrano and Lizzy Madrid-Orellina.
Zxitlali is Hispanic, stands 5 2 tall and weighs 100 pounds. She has black hair, green eyes and was last seen wearing black clothing and black boots.
Lizzy is Hispanic, stands 5 3 tall and weighs 100 pounds. She has black hair with a red stripe in it, and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing all black clothing.
If seen, or if anyone has information about their whereabouts, please call the Richmond Police Department at (510) 233-1214.
Fire Breaks Out At Tesla Fremont Factory Involving Giga Press Machine
Mar 12, 2021 at 9:41am ET ++ Reports came in late yesterday of smoke rising from the area around Tesla s main factory in Fremont, California.
Reports came in late yesterday that there was smoke rising from the area around Tesla s main factory in Fremont, California. As it turns out, one of the automaker s giant Giga Press machines had a small fire. It was quickly put out with sand, and no injuries have been reported.
As soon as we saw the breaking news, even before we knew the details or knew if it was true, we figured it would end up all over the news. Tesla and fire in the same title is something most media outlets will jump on. Hopefully, they did their homework and learned that this wasn t any sort of catastrophe, but it s still concerning for many reasons.