Fire erupts near the Tesla factory in Fremont, California (TSLA)

• Fire crews responded to a fire that erupted near the Tesla factory in Fremont, California, on Thursday afternoon.
• Local news media showed an unidentified building engulfed in flames.
• The Fremont Fire Department said the flames started in a "cardboard pile" around 8:20 p.m. ET, an unidentified building also caught fire. A small patch of grass ignited along a fence near a Tesla parking lot, a statement from the automaker said.
• The flames were extinguished by 9:00 p.m. ET and no injuries were reported.

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Fire crews in Fremont, California, responded to a fire that erupted near the Tesla factory on Thursday afternoon.

The Fremont Fire Department said the flames started in a cardboard pile around 8:20 p.m. ET, on the southern end of Tesla's property, igniting an unidentified building.

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