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　　At 3:00 am on September 26, local time in Germany, a fire broke out in Tesla's Berlin super factory. After the accident, Tesla's own 12 firefighters first rescued, but notified the fire department after realizing that the fire was no longer under control.

　　After hours of fighting by 50 firefighters (including 12 from Tesla), the fire was brought under control at 8 a.m. that morning, but fortunately no one was injured. A spokesman for the local department said the cause of the fire at the factory had not yet been determined and police were investigating.

　　However, according to the local newspaper "Märkische Oderzeitung", the fire at Tesla's Berlin factory did not take place in the car production workshop, nor did it have anything to do with battery production. About 800 cubic meters of cardboard, paper and wood caught fire at an outdoor recycling site northeast of the Berlin factory, which then caused a serious fire, but the fire did not spread to the rest of the factory.

　　Tesla has not publicly responded to the specific cause of the fire and whether it will affect the production of cars in the factory.

　　However, the fire once again caused Tesla's Berlin factory to be caught in a storm of public opinion. A representative of the local environmental group Bürgerinitiative Grünheide said: "Our worst fears have come true. We demand that production be stopped until the cause and circumstances are clarified and all safety-related measures in the water reserve have been implemented."

　　It is reported that the Tesla Berlin factory is located in a local drinking water protection area. Due to environmental protection issues, the factory was questioned at the beginning of the construction of the factory, and there were twists and turns during the construction of the factory. The fire also highlighted the concerns of some local citizens about the infiltration of toxic substances into groundwater.

　　Back in November 2019, Tesla announced plans to open their first European factory in Berlin, Germany. But in early 2020, the factory was protested by hundreds of local people, who claimed that such a construction would endanger the water supply and wildlife in the area.

　　In June 2020, Tesla’s Berlin plant finally broke ground and was expected to start operations in mid-July 2021, mainly producing Model 3 and Model Y models. However, under the obstruction of environmentalists, Tesla’s construction of the factory was slow, and it was sued by environmental groups many times in court. In October 2021, Tesla CEO Elon Musk publicly stated that the Berlin plant would start production before December of that year, but again "bounced".

　　Until March of this year, after nearly two years, Tesla's Berlin plant finally received final environmental approvals, including an electric vehicle plant with an annual production capacity of up to 500,000 vehicles, a surface treatment plant, a heat generation and storage plant, and battery production. Facilities, operating wastewater treatment plants, firefighting equipment rooms, high-bay warehouses, laboratories and workshops.

　　After obtaining environmental approvals, Tesla's Berlin factory quickly held an opening ceremony on March 22, and currently only produces Model Y. Weekly production at the plant reached 1,000 units for the first time in June, and the goal is to increase weekly production to 5,000 units by 2023. In addition, Tesla also plans to produce cells and battery packs locally.

　　But after it was built and put into operation, the "trouble" caused by Tesla's Berlin plant due to environmental issues did not disappear. In May of this year, Tesla's Berlin plant was exposed to a large number of paint leaks. Based on this, the German environmental group "Green Alliance" asked to revoke the operating license of Tesla's Berlin Gigafactory, claiming that if the district does not take action on its request, the "Green Alliance" will ask the Federal Ministry of the Environment to intervene.