CATL, the world’s largest battery supplier for electric vehicles and one of Tesla’s critical suppliers, had an important fire

CATL said there were no casualties in the incident, which occurred in the city of Ningde at noon on Sunday and was still under investigation, in a reply to Reuters. "The product volume affected is relatively small, and the impact to CATL's overall production operation is relatively small," the company said.

China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) announced that a fire at its battery factory in Fujian province has caused limited disruption to production, with a relatively small number of products affected.

CATL: Emergency services were sent to the plant to fight the fire and to organise the evacuation of any people who were inside the 15,000 square metre (160,000 square feet) site, a statement by the Dongqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone said.

China's CATL said a small number of products were affected by a fire at its battery factory and the impact on overall production and operations will be small, in comments posted on a Shenzhen Stock Exchange platform.

CATL produces more than a third of the electric vehicle batteries sold worldwide by automakers, including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai.