- Nikola, the electrical truck producer on Friday, reported a fireplace round its international headquarters in Phoenix.
- 5 electrical vehicles have been burned within the incident, the corporate confirmed, although no accidents have been reported.
- The corporate took to Twitter to announce that it suspects foul play was concerned in beginning the hearth.
Industrial electrical truck startup Nikola on Friday reported a fireplace round its Phoenix, Arizona, headquarters. A number of electrical vehicles have been burned within the fireplace, although no accidents have been reported from the scene.
Following the hearth, the corporate took to its official Twitter account to announce that it suspects foul play came about within the beginning of the hearth. “Foul play is suspected as a automobile was seen within the space of the affected vehicles simply previous to the incident and an investigation is underway,” the corporate mentioned on Twitter.
A spokesperson for Nikola confirmed the language within the tweet in talking with Automotive Information in regards to the fireplace. “As soon as the state of affairs is additional assessed, we can have extra info,” Nikola spokesperson Nicole Rose instructed the enterprise publication.
Moreover, the Phoenix Hearth Division launched a video on Twitter, saying that hazardous supplies crews are on the scene of the hearth. The tweet included video from the Nikola headquarters displaying at the least three of the startup’s vehicles have been concerned within the fireplace. An organization spokesperson confirmed to Automobile and Driver {that a} whole of 5 automobiles have been concerned within the incident.
The hearth comes as additional setback for the younger producer, which introduced 270 layoffs final week with 150 staff at its European manufacturing facility and 120 at its Phoenix and Coolidge, Arizona, amenities affected by the layoffs. The corporate has already had its share of woes, scrapping plans for a consumer-focused electrical pickup truck earlier than manufacturing started and having a former chairman charged with three counts of legal fraud by the Division of Justice.
Based on a report by Reuters, the producer has produced 63 Tre battery-electric vehicles, delivering to 31 sellers within the first three months of the yr. The corporate had reportedly paused manufacturing at its manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Arizona, and was set to renew making vehicles in July, in keeping with the corporate’s statements final month. It’s unclear if the hearth will influence future manufacturing for the corporate.
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