Crime & Safety
Fire Breaks Out in Battery Room at SpaceX Headquarters
No hazardous materials response was required.
HAWTHORNE, CA — A fire broke out Monday night in a battery room at SpaceX in Hawthorne, but no one was injured.
The fire was reported just before 8 p.m. at the Elon Musk-founded aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company at 1 Rocket Road, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The fire was knocked down at 8:15 p.m., a dispatch supervisor said.
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No hazardous materials response was required.
— City News Service, photo courtesy of SpaceX
