At least 17 Tesla cars were destroyed after a fire had triggered at a dealer on the outskirts of Rome, this Monday morning, according to the Italian firefighters. There was no one at the dealer when the fire launched and were not registered injured.
The Firefighters of Rome said they were investigating “all roads” to investigate the origin of the fire, but did not exclude the hypothesis of set fire. Local police said the agents have interviewed the dealer’s owners and are analyzing surveillance images.
The fire occurs after a series of reports throughout Italy in the last weeks of Vandalized and Damaged Tesla vehicles, with anti-eall musk and anti-Donald Trump messages written with spray paint.
A week ago, another car dealer burned in northern Rome, destroying 30 cars, including used Teslas. This fire was initially attributed to an electric failure, but an investigation is taking place.
Also in Rome, several Teslas in the Garbatella neighborhood, where the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni grew, were damaged, according to police and publications on social networks. Meloni and Musk are close friends, but the Italian leader did not comment on vandalism. Tesla dealers in Milan have also been the target of environmental groups in recent weeks.
The aftermath of the fire at a Tesla car dealer in Rome, Italy, on Monday (Alessandro Serrano/Shutterstock)
Vandalism reports against Tesla in France and in various parts of the United States also emerged, including Northwest Pacific and the Northeast.
Pacific protests were held at various Tesla facilities in the US, where protesters shouted “Elon Musk have to leave” in response to the reduction of federal jobs by the Musk Government Efficiency Department.
