Update: MSI issued the following statement regarding the fire that occurred at MSI's Baoan factory in Shenzhen: [On the afternoon of November 5, a fire accident occurred at MSI's Baoan factory in Shenzhen, MSI activated emergency measures, notified the fire department and took immediate action. No one was injured and the production line was not damaged. MSI will continue to strengthen the education and training of its employees. All units are currently operating normally. Thank you for your concern."

Original text A video recently posted on Reddit with the caption "MSI HQ in China apparently went up in flames There goes my 3080" shows a fire at MSI's factory in Kunshan The video, captioned "HQ in China apparently went up in flames There goes my 3080. Although not actually MSI's headquarters, but rather the hardware manufacturer's home base in Taiwan, the factory was an important site, with two plants and a research and development center when it began operations in 2003.

At this time, it is not known if anyone was injured in the fire or how production was affected. Therefore, there is no way to know if the GeForce RTX 3080 went up in smoke.

MSI CEO Charles Chiang died just four months ago after falling from the seventh floor of a building in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei.