- Massachusettes police investigate seven Tesla stations that were burned.
- The police told Bi that the accusation terminals were the only ones in the small town outside Boston.
- Investigators suspect that the fires were intentional.
A group of Tesla The super -chargers of a small town outside Boston caught fire this week – and the investigators suspect that it was a criminal fire.
Massachusettes police work with local officials to investigate seven Tesla charges which were swallowed up in flames early on Monday morning. Police from Littleton said in a press release on Monday that local officials had “determined that the fire seems to have been intentionally put”.
Deputy Chief of the Littleton Police, Jeff Patterson, told Business Insider that the seven damaged accusation terminals were the only ones in the city, and that none of them can be used. However, he said they were actively repaired.
Tesla’s charge account on X responded to an article on the incident on Monday and said the charging stations and wiring would be replaced in less than 48 hours.
Police chief Matthew Pinard said the police were sent to the Point shopping center at 1:10 am, following fires at Tesla charging station.
The police said that “several Tesla load terminals were swallowed up in the flames and heavy and black smoke” and another caught fire while they were waiting for the Electric Department to light and water to close the power. Seven load stations have undergone heavy fire -related damage.
There was no reported injury and all the fires were turned off. Littleton’s police and fire services, as well as the fire -in -law investigation unit and Massachusetts state police, are investigating the incident. The incendiary watch award fire program offers awards of up to $ 5,000 for information on the incident.
Patterson told Bi that he was not aware of any Tesla protest or vandalism incidents in the city.
There have been dozens of demonstrations against Elon Musk and Tesla across the country in recent weeks in response to the efforts of the CEO of Tesla with the Trump administration and DOGE.
The demonstrators gathered in country cities to participate in “Tesla Takedown” demonstrations, many of which occurred outside the Tesla exhibition halls. Some Tesla owners have also reported insults when they drive or vandalism on their vehicles.
Some of the anti-TESLA and Musc efforts have led to arrests.
Colorado police arrested a woman last week, suspected of her involvement in a series of vandalism incidents at a Tesla dealership, including painting “Nazi cars” in graffiti on the dealer and the launch of Molotov cocktails on vehicles. The suspect was accused of the criminal intention of committing a crime, a criminal mischief and using explosives or incendiary devices during a crime, according to the police archives.
Nine people were also arrested during a Tesla Showroom demonstration in Manhattan on Saturday, Reuters reported. Police said hundreds of people showed up on the demonstration, some of which entered the building, which prompted employees to close the store. Videos of the event also captured part of the glass of the broken store.
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