A broom broken On the night of Sunday 30 March he destroyed 17 cars parked inside one Tesla dealership on the outskirts of Rome.
The fire, which broke out shortly after 4 in the morning in via Serracapriola (Torrenova area) required a massive intervention by the firefighters, who operated with more teams to tame the flames and secure the area. Fortunately, there are no injuries or intoxicated, but the damage to the structure is huge.
The authorities started investigations to trace the causes of the fire, without excluding any hypothesis. The Dolo track is among the possibilities Having taken into consideration, and investigators are analyzing the images of the surveillance cameras to identify any suspicious movements in the hours preceding the stake.
A targeted act?
The fire takes place in a delicate context for Tesla, a brand that in the last few weeks has been at the center of vandalism and proposal, especially in the United States but also in Italy, following the political positions of its founder, Elon Musk. Some of the protests have also extended to Europe, with episodes of damage to brand cars. In Rome, in recent days, some Tesla had been smeared with spray paint, suggesting a possible fury against the company.
The investigators do not rule out that there may be one behind the fire anarchist matrixas already happened in the past in similar episodes. However, at the moment, there are no official claims and further developments are expected from forensic analyzes and surveillance cameras.
It is not the first time that a fire has hit a car storage in the capital. Just a few days ago, another stake destroyed several vehicles in an area of Castel Giubileo. In that case, the investigations identified a short circuit as a trigger. It remains to be understood if the accident at the Tesla dealership has a similar nature or if a deliberate action is hidden behind.
Investigation in progress
The police are collecting testimonies and data to reconstruct the dynamics of the incident. The analysis of the flames, the origin of the fire and any traces of flammable liquid will be crucial elements to determine If the fire was accidental or intentional.
In the meantime, the damaged Tesla dealership will have to deal with the economic consequences of the stake, while the brand continues to be a target of international disputes and tensions. It remains to be seen if this episode will remain a case or if it will represent the continuation of a series of targeted acts against Elon Musk.
