"I was just there. Cardboard being prepped for recycling along southern fence line caught fire. Super appreciate fast response by Fremont fire dept! No injuries or damage to factory," he tweeted.
I was just there. Cardboard being prepped for recycling along southern fence line caught fire. Super appreciate fast response by Fremont fire dept! No injuries or damage to factory.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 24, 2018
READ MORE: 'How Do You Like It, Elon Musk?' – Russian Meme Growing International, Explained
#UPDATE: A fire official said the blaze at the #Tesla complex in Fremont was complicated because "power lines in the area had also caught fire along with the power pole." https://t.co/lpiuiGXH4V via @svqjournalist pic.twitter.com/2FMJqwGsIx
— Stephen Ellison (@sj_ellison) August 24, 2018
The city fire department said the blaze began in a cardboard pile, threatening an outside structure and starting a small grass fire. All fires have been put out and no one was injured, it added.