BERLIN, March 5 (Reuters) - Tesla's factory outside

Berlin has been evacuated and production is at a standstill, the

DPA news agency reported on Tuesday citing a spokesperson for

the carmaker.

Police have said that the fire brigade was working to douse

flames after an electricity pylon caught fire in an area

southeast of the capital Berlin, near the site of the plant, but

added that blaze had not spread to the plant itself.

(Writing by Rachel More; editing by Bartosz Dabrowski)