Fire on the parking lot of a Tesla dealership: 14 electric cars burned
Le Dauphiné/Numérama, October 6, 2023 (excerpt)
“I was awakened by the sound of an explosion,” says Michel Ravier, mayor of Chignin. The fire broke out at around 3 a.m. on October 6, 2023, in the parking lot of the Tesla Chambery Center on Route Nationale 1006 in this quiet village of around 1,000 inhabitants. The mayor immediately arrived at the Tesla dealership, shortly after the first sounds of an explosion and just before the firefighters, who quickly worked to extinguish the blaze. Le Dauphiné Libéré reports that 45 firefighters took part in the operation. In all, 14 Tesla cars were destroyed by the flames, before the fire was brought under control by the fire department.