A very violent fire in the middle of the night. The flames quickly engulfed 17 cars that were parked in the open-air forecourt of a Tesla dealership on the outskirts of Rome. It happened shortly after 4 am in via Serracapriola, in the Torrenova area, in the eastern quadrant of the Capital.
When the firefighters arrived, the fire was already very extensive and a column of smoke had risen over the area. The flames were extinguished with no small difficulty and the police have started investigations to clarify the causes.
Elon Musk has no doubts: «Terrorism», writes the tycoon on X, responding to the 'DogeDesigner' account that posted a photo of the fire and the caption: «It's not a fire in a store, it's a terrorist attack».
The suspicion is that someone may be behind the episode. The forensic police have carried out extensive surveys to isolate elements useful for understanding the dynamics of the event. The images from the video surveillance cameras are being examined to establish whether anyone approached that parking lot last night. At the moment the investigators are not excluding any lead, including that of an action of an anarchist origin.
"Too much unjustified hatred - attacks Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini on X - against the car company Tesla. The season of hatred and wars must end as soon as possible. My solidarity with Elon Musk and all the workers threatened and attacked".
Tesla has long been in the sights of the circled A militants, who claimed responsibility for an action that took place on the night between February 24 and 25 in Berlin , where two cranes belonging to the public company Strabag were set on fire, 'guilty' of working on the construction of a freight station to transport Tesla cars.
"No company - reads the claim message released by the anarchists at the time - represents the new technocratic fascism like Tesla. Trump-Musk-Weidel (Alice Weidel is the leader of the right-wing party Alternative fur Deutschland, ed.) are the alliance of technofascists who provide a new face to patriarchal and colonial totalitarianism. Anyone who drives a Tesla supports, at least indirectly, Starlink, the AfD, the colonization of Mars, military logistics in wars, video surveillance on the streets, greenwashing, the destruction of nature and fascist and patriarchal propaganda. This is why we must put an end to Tesla".
The fire in Rome may have had multiple ignition points and therefore spread rapidly. When the firefighters arrived, everything was already destroyed and smoke was enveloping the square. The fire also partially affected the structure where the cars were parked. No injuries were reported. The area will remain unusable until the technical checks are completed. Fear in the neighborhood, it was the residents who raised the alarm, after seeing the flames coming from the dealership on Via Serracapriola.
(Online Union)
