Multiple news reports say three people have been injured and following a thermal runaway fire at the Archer Aviation San Jose facility.
According to a report in the New York Post: “Archer Aviation said the incident at the San Jose facility involved 30 Molicel batteries and can be attributed to an “employee error,” according to KRON. “Yesterday, we had a small fire during routine battery testing in our 77 Rio Battery lab,” the company told The California Post. “The fire was quickly extinguished and all employees were safely evacuated. The safety of our employees is our top priority and we’ve worked closely with local authorities to ensure the area is safe and the situation is fully resolved.”
The three people injured have since been released, according to company sources.
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https://nypost.com/2026/10/13/us-news/san-jose-archer-aviation-incident-injures-3-and-evacuates-100/
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