Overview
- The Tesla showroom in Parramatta, which caught fire around 3:20 a.m. Tuesday, lost three vehicles and suffered building damage with no injuries reported.
- Investigators found jerrycan lids near the burned cars, leading police to treat the blaze as petrol-fueled arson, and Tesla said the fire was not a battery or charger failure.
- Officers are reviewing CCTV from nearby streets to identify those responsible, and no suspects have been named.
- Fire and Rescue NSW dispatched a large crew that contained flames that had begun to spread into the ceiling, according to spokesperson Aaron Ross.
- Multiple outlets frame the incident as part of a year-long spate of attacks on Tesla sites worldwide linked in coverage to backlash over Elon Musk’s political role.