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The firefighting administration told Techcrunch that the Faraday Electric SUV was caught fire at the headquarters of Los Angeles at the start of the start on Sunday morning, which led to an explosion of a part of the wall.

The fire was extinguished in 40 minutes, and no injuries were reported. The damage to the building-a two-storey structure next to the largest part of the main headquarters (in the image above)-was very much enough that the city’s construction and safety management “distinguishes it”, which means that it may need a structural work before it is operated again.

“We are aware of the fire in our facility yesterday, there were no injuries to FF employees, and there was no need for evacuation, and the specified reason and the origin of the fire is under investigation,” wrote John Shelling, Faraday Future, in an email to Techcrunch.

The fire comes in an embarrassing time for the future of Faradai because its continuous presence at the headquarters – which it occupied a decade – is not certain.

Starting, which has struggled financially for years, He sold the headquarters in 2019 to generate criticism He rented it since then. The current owner Rexford Industrial sued Faraday Future in February 2024 in an attempt Expel the startup on late payments. The sides are at the end He settled in April 2024. At the time of that settlement, the lease contract was appointed at the end of September 2025.

When asked, Shiling said he was not sure of the current situation of the rental contract in Faraday Future. Properties, including the main building and the honor in which the fire occurred, is It is announced that it is available for the rental real estate company CBRE. CBRE and Rexford representatives immediately did not respond to suspension requests.

The fire was first informed of the extinguishing fire department in Los Angeles at 4:37 am local time on September 28. LAFD spokesman Brian Humphrey told Techcrunch 911 of an eyewitness. The machine guns in the building helped keep the fire in the choice until the fire department reached. He created a large swelling explosion at least one of the walls, according to a picture of Techcrunch.

Humphrey said that upon their arrival, firefighters had to force them on the battle of fire. The fire was completely extinguished at 5:17 am

Humphrey said that the specified and original reason for FF91 Suv has not yet been determined, noting that the extinguishing administration investigators did not specify any “human factors”. The FF91 SUV was on the office area.

After extinguishing the fire, the inspector from the Ministry of Building and Safety in Los Angeles evaluated the structure and identified it inappropriate for the occupation.

Faradai Future first unveiled the FF91 SUV in 2017. At that time, it was described as a highly luxurious electric car with a leading group in industry. But the company faced frequent financial crises, and only started building The first few SUVs in 2023.

Since then, the company has handed over more than ten of twelve FF91s to celebrities and high -value individuals, although Faraday Future has been accused by employees of violations Distorting those sales.

The company is now promoting a more affordable electric car that seems to be imported from China, and is also trying to rotate a Business that focuses on encryption. Earlier this year, the Securities and Stock Exchange Committee sent The so -called “Wales notifications” for the future of Faraday and its founder, Jia YuitingAmong other things, an indication that the financial organizer is preparing to file a lawsuit against the company after a three -year investigation.