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Fire at Rivian’s factory damages multiple electric vehicles

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Rivian’s factory in 2022. | Photo by Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune / Tribune News Service via Getty Images

A fire broke out in a parking lot at Rivian’s Normal, Illinois, factory over the weekend, damaging several electric vehicles, local media is reporting. No injuries are being reported at this time.

A spokesperson for the Normal Fire Department told The Verge that a report of a fire was called in at 9:43PM CT on Saturday at the Rivian factory. That said, Rivian is now leading the investigation into the nature of the blaze, along with the company’s insurance company, with the town’s fire officials lending their support as needed, Normal Fire Department spokesperson Matt Swaney said in an email.

“It is a very intricate and complex investigation so we do not have a timeline of when and if any origin or cause may be determined at this time,”…

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