Overview
- Early on Labor Day morning emergency dispatchers reported a fire at the Corte Madera Tesla dealership and arriving Central Marin Fire units found one car engulfed with flames spreading to three others.
- Firefighters contained the blaze before it reached the vehicles’ main battery packs, preventing a harder‑to‑extinguish battery fire and reducing danger to nearby homes.
- Multiple Teslas were damaged, including at least two with significant loss and one that appeared gutted, yellow police tape now secures the rear lot and no injuries have been reported.
- Marin County Fire Investigation Team personnel have labeled the blaze suspicious, are gathering evidence at the scene and have not identified a motive or made any arrests.
- Neighbors described loud explosions and video showed burning cars, and reporters noted that the dealership was the site of Bay Area protests in 2025 although investigators have not linked that activity to this incident.