A Rivian vehicle reportedly caught fire inside the company's automotive factory in Normal, Illinois, on Friday night. The situation led to a temporary evacuation of the facility so that local firefighters could put the fire out and get the smoke out of the plant.
According to a press release published by the Normal Fire Department, a Rivian electric vehicle was on fire while it was up on a lift, and the factory's fire suppression sprinkler system was already showering it from above. The crew quickly connected its hoses to the plant's internal "standpipe system," and extinguished the fire.
