On Sunday, September 29, 2024, Chinese automaker CATL reported a fire at its Z battery plant in China. CATL recently reported that it has initiated an investigation into the spark of the blaze and reported zero casualties from the indecent.
“The impact [to] CATL’s overall production operation is relatively small,” a CATL spokesperson noted.
According to Barron’s, CATL’s recent fire incident was first reported when local firefighters were alerted about the blaze before 11:30 AM local time (0330 GMT). Dongqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone reported that CATL quickly evacuated everyone on the 15,000 square meter facility when the flames were discovered.
CATL officials commented that the blaze was discovered by Z plant’s fire monitoring system, allowing the company to respond to the fire immediately. The battery supplier’s Chairman, Robin Zeng, stated that the fire was not a big problem.
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