A fire broke out at a multi-story automated parking structure within BYD’s Pingshan Park in Shenzhen, China, at approximately 2:48 a.m. on April 14, 2026. Preliminary investigations by local authorities and BYD indicated that the fire was caused by an outside contractor’s improper handling of dismantling/welding equipment, which ignited insulation cotton and other combustible materials during repairs. Fire Details and Damage:
Cause: Sparks from equipment dismantling/welding ignited insulation material.
Location: The fire occurred in a parking structure used for storing test and scrapped vehicles.
Damage: The fire caused “significant structural damage” to the parking structure, consuming hundreds of vehicles.
Casualties: No casualties were reported.
Impact: The fire did not involve production lines or customer vehicles.