Fire Breaks Out At Tesla's Gigafactory Berlin Within A Week Of PG&E California Incident

A fire broke out at Tesla, Inc TSLA Gigafactory Berlin's recycling plant in the early hours of the morning.
Tesla's fire brigade at Gigafactory Berlin called the local fire department of the municipality of Grünheide, MOZ.de reports.
A local newspaper and a large pile of cardboard and wood caught on fire at the recycling facility located at the factory.
Eight hundred cubic meters of paper, cardboard, and wood reportedly caught on fire, causing significant flames at the factory.
It reportedly took hours and 50 firefighters, including 12 from Tesla's brigade, to get the fire under control this morning, Electrek reports.
Now detractors of the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin project urged a production halt due to the fire.
A decent number of people reportedly opposed the Tesla factory due to the impact on the local environment, especially on the drinkable water supply.
Earlier the same group called for revoking Tesla's production permit following a paint leak at the factory.
Last week, a Tesla megapack battery installed at utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co's PCG California storage facility caught fire.
Tesla disconnected the facility from the grid to stop the fire spread and provided a safe area for emergency response personnel.
The fire also led to shutting down a section of Highway 1 and issuing a shelter-in-place order from the county sheriff's office.
PG&E confirmed that the safety systems worked as designed, and there were no on-site injuries.
Last week, Tesla recalled 1.1 million U.S. vehicles over a window automatic reversal system glitch.
Tesla promised to perform an over-the-air software update of the automatic window reversal system.
Price Action: TSLA shares traded lower by 1.06% at $272.40 in the premarket on the last check Monday.
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