Explosion, vehicle fire rock Faraday Future’s LA headquarters

A Faraday Future electric SUV caught fire early on September 28, 2024, at the company’s Los Angeles headquarters, resulting in an explosion that severely damaged a smaller two-story building adjacent to the main facility. The fire was extinguished within 40 minutes, with no injuries reported. The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety subsequently “red tagged” the affected structure, deeming it potentially unsafe for occupancy pending structural repairs. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, with no evidence of human factors identified. The FF91 SUV involved was on display inside the office space. This incident occurs amid uncertainty regarding Faraday Future’s continued occupancy of the headquarters, which it has leased since selling the property in 2019 to raise cash. The current lease was set to expire in September 2025 following a legal dispute with the property owner, Rexford Industrial, which has put the site up for lease through CBRE. Faraday Future’s financial struggles have been ongoing, with limited production and