The blaze burning near the Tesla plant in Fremont is now contained, according to a tweet from the Fremont Fire Department.

The plant is located on the 45500 block of Fremont Boulevard near Highway 880.

The fire started outside the plant. Reports say the blaze started in a cardboard pile, threatened an outside structure, and sparked a small grass fire.

Firefighters are still at the scene.

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