Overview
- The blaze at BYD’s Pingshan campus, which began at 2:48 a.m. Tuesday, was extinguished with no injuries reported.
- BYD said the multi‑storey parking garage stored test and scrapped vehicles, and it expects no impact on production or deliveries.
- A preliminary probe by local authorities and the company points to improper external construction work as the trigger and rules out battery self‑ignition, with a formal investigation still underway.
- Footage showing thick black smoke and flames along the structure was verified by Reuters.
- BYD shares slipped about 0.6% in early trading after the incident.