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Overnight Fire Destroys 24 Tesla Vehicles at Les Pennes-Mirabeau Dealership

Police have opened an inquiry into the undetermined cause.

Overview

  • The blaze broke out around 3 a.m. on Thursday in the zone d’activités des Sybilles near Marseille.
  • About 50 firefighters from Bouches-du-Rhône contained the fire and protected the adjoining building and roughly 50 nearby cars.
  • Most of the affected vehicles were left almost entirely burned, according to on-scene reports.
  • No injuries were reported, and the firefighting operation concluded at about 6:30 a.m. local time.
  • The dealership resumed operations later the same day as police investigators examined the site.