Overview
- The overnight blaze ignited around 3 a.m. Thursday at Tesla's Les Pennes‑Mirabeau site, torching 24 electric vehicles.
- Roughly 50 firefighters contained the fire by about 6:30 a.m., keeping the showroom and about 50 nearby cars intact.
- A cut fence and signs of several separate fire starts were found, leading police to prioritize a criminal-origin hypothesis.
- The Aix-en-Provence prosecutor opened an investigation for destruction by dangerous means in organized gang and criminal association, with CCTV analysis under way and losses estimated near €600,000.
- No injuries were reported, and the dealership reopened to customers later that morning.