BERLIN, March 13 (Reuters) - Production started up again

on Wednesday at Tesla's European gigafactory in Gruenheide,

Germany, local radio broadcaster rbb reported, after an arson

attack on a nearby electricity pylon led to a days-long power

outage at the plant.

"The machines have been restarted in a controlled and safe

manner so that the early shift can resume," Michaela Schmitz,

head of the works council at the site, told the broadcaster.

(Writing by Rachel More)