Fire breaks out at BYD Shenzhen plant parking facility, no casualties reported

A fire broke out early this morning at a multi-storey parking facility inside electric vehicle maker BYD’s industrial park in Shenzhen, with no casualties reported, the company and local authorities said.

Smoke rises after a blaze was extinguished at BYD’s facility in Pingshan early this morning. Photos from sznews.com

The blaze occurred at around 2:48 a.m. in the Pingshan District’s Maluan Subdistrict, according to the district’s fire and rescue bureau. Municipal- and district-level emergency and firefighting teams were dispatched immediately and brought the fire under control.

BYD said the affected structure was a parking garage used exclusively for test and scrapped vehicles. “The fire has been extinguished, and there were no injuries,” the company said in a statement.

Videos posted on Chinese social media earlier in the morning showed thick smoke billowing from the facility, with visible flames, prompting public concern about a possible factory fire.

Fire engines and emergency crews continue dousing a facility at BYD’s Pingshan plant in Shenzhen this morning.

By 8:30 a.m., journalists at the scene reported that the fire had largely been put out, though smoke continued to rise intermittently. Multiple fire engines remained on site, spraying water to prevent reignition, while drones were deployed to monitor conditions.

Authorities temporarily closed nearby Maluan North Road as emergency crews continued their operations.

At 8:32 a.m., the Pingshan fire department confirmed that the fire had been extinguished and reiterated that no casualties had occurred.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.