NORMAL (25News Now) - Normal Fire Department (NPD) crews battled a blaze at the Rivian plant parking lot Saturday night.
NFD spokesperson Matt Swaney said fire crews were called to Rivian’s Normal plant just before 9:45 p.m. for a reported vehicle fire. He said there is an unspecified number of vehicles damaged by the incident.
Witnesses outside the plant said they reportedly saw the fire as early as 9:50 p.m.
The EV assembly plant was not affected by the fire, Swaney said.
As of midnight Sunday, Swaney confirmed the fire is out and fire crews remained at the scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
No injuries were reported.
