A fire broke out near the American electric car maker Tesla's factory in eastern Germany, causing the factory to halt production.
Local police said they believe the fire was set by someone and have begun an investigation.
A fire broke out on a power transmission tower near a Tesla factory in Brandenburg, eastern Germany, on the morning of the 5th.As a result, the factory was unable to receive electricity and production was suspended.
Local media reported that a left-wing extremist group with extremist ideologies surrounding environmental protection and other issues had issued a statement claiming that the fire was set to sabotage the factory, and police have begun an investigation into the fire, suspecting it was arson. I made it clear.
State authorities say the group also set fire to power supply equipment to the same factory in 2021.
Tesla's factory in Brandenburg is its first production site in Europe, employing more than 12,000 people and producing electric vehicles.
At a press conference following the fire, a factory official said that it would be difficult to resume production at least this week as recovery would take time.
Regarding the fire, CEO Elon Musk posted on SNS and criticized it, saying, ``It is extremely foolish to stop the production of electric cars instead of cars that run on fossil fuels.''