Another fire broke out Monday afternoon at the Rivian plant in Normal – at least the second fire in four days.
Monday’s fire destroyed a semitrailer in a loading dock on the south end of the plant, the Normal Fire Department said. A portion of the plant was evacuated until air quality returned to safe levels, fire officials said. No one was injured.
An adjacent semitrailer sustained heat damage, and there was moderate heat and smoke damage to the exterior of the Rivian building above the dock area, the Normal Fire Department said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
This comes just days after a fire led to a plant evacuation on Thursday. That fire broke out under a section of assembly line conveyor. One Rivian worker was treated for minor smoke inhalation.
Rivian makes electric trucks, SUVs, and delivery vans in Normal, with around 8,000 employees.
