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Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Yahoo
Investigators: Fire at Massachusetts Tesla charging station likely arson
March 4 (UPI) -- A fire set at a Tesla electric vehicle charging station in eastern Massachusetts was believed to have been set intentionally, according to investigators. On Monday, police and fire units responded to an incident at a Tesla Supercharger station at the Point Shopping Center on Constitution Avenue in Littleton a little after 1 a.m. local time, during which officers found the site "engulfed in flames and heavy, dark smoke," according to a police statement. "At this point it does appear that it was a set fire," Littleton Fire Chief Steele McCurdy told CBS on Tuesday. No injuries were reported. A neighbor reported the fire in which, upon arrival, officials found seven charging stations that sustained heavy fire damage. Meanwhile, firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze while the the local Littleton Electric Light and Water Department had cut power to the chargers in Middlesex County. "The electricity is one of our bigger issues that we're dealing with in making sure that not only the public, but the firefighters are safe," McCurdy added. "So, we kept our distance from the charged electrical equipment." Based on evidence found and collected at the scene, the "fire appears to have been intentionally set," police stated. An investigation is ongoing with rewards of up to $5,000, according to authorities, who ask ask for the public's help in finding the suspect. Meanwhile, authorities in Colorado recently arrested a 40-year-old woman accused of repeatedly vandalizing a Tesla dealership in Loveland. It was one of several other similar incidents over the last few weeks evidently aimed in protest at Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world's richest man and unelected Trump White House official running the controversial Department of Government Efficiency. Tasked with cutting wasteful spending from the federal government, Musk has sought to cancel billions of dollars in programs and fire thousands of federal workers, which has attracted public criticism and a growing number of lawsuits. In January, seven were injured and a person was killed inside a Tesla Cybertruck when it exploded and burned in front of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Any person with information on the Massachusetts fire have been encouraged to call the Arson Watch Reward Program Hotline at 1-800-682-9229. Callers, however, are able to remain anonymous.
USA Today
04-03-2025
- USA Today
Massachusetts authorities investigate 'suspicious' fires at Tesla charging stations
Massachusetts authorities investigate 'suspicious' fires at Tesla charging stations Authorities in Littleton, Massachusetts, have launched an investigation into fires at a Tesla charging station that they deem "suspicious." According to a news release, members of the local police and fire departments responded to the blaze at a shopping center on Monday around 1 p.m. The Littleton Electric Light & Water Department was also called to shut down the power. Littleton is about 35 miles from Boston. At the scene, officials discovered "several Tesla charging stations were engulfed in flames and heavy, dark smoke." Seven stations underwent fire-related damage. Crime: Person accused of attacking Tesla dealership with paint, 'incendiary devices' No injuries were reported Police said no one was injured as a result of the incident. According to the news release, during their investigation, officials determined "that the fires appear to have been intentionally set." They are urging the public to call the Arson Watch Reward Program Hotline (1800-682-9229), which offers up to $5,000 for tips that solve or prevent arson-related crimes. The incident comes amid a growing trend of vandals targeting Tesla dealerships and drivers, seemingly due to Elon Musk's political ties to President Donald Trump. Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at tardrey@
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Yahoo
Massachusetts authorities investigate 'suspicious' fires at Tesla charging stations
Authorities in Littleton, Massachusetts, have launched an investigation into fires at a Tesla charging station that they deem "suspicious." According to a news release, members of the local police and fire departments responded to the blaze at a shopping center on Monday around 1 p.m. The Littleton Electric Light & Water Department was also called to shut down the power. Littleton is about 35 miles from Boston. At the scene, officials discovered "several Tesla charging stations were engulfed in flames and heavy, dark smoke." Seven stations underwent fire-related damage. Crime: Person accused of attacking Tesla dealership with paint, 'incendiary devices' Police said no one was injured as a result of the incident. According to the news release, during their investigation, officials determined "that the fires appear to have been intentionally set." They are urging the public to call the Arson Watch Reward Program Hotline (1800-682-9229), which offers up to $5,000 for tips that solve or prevent arson-related crimes. The incident comes amid a growing trend of vandals targeting Tesla dealerships and drivers, seemingly due to Elon Musk's political ties to President Donald Trump. Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at tardrey@ This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Massachusetts Tesla charging stations fire appears 'intentionally set'
Fox News
04-03-2025
- Fox News
Tesla charging stations in Massachusetts 'intentionally set' on fire, police say
Multiple agencies in Massachusetts are looking for the person who set a group of Tesla superchargers on fire. The suspected arson happened just after 1 a.m. on Monday. Littleton police and fire departments were called to The Point Shopping Center on Constitution Avenue "for reports of fires at the Tesla charging station," according to a press release. When firefighters arrived, multiple Tesla superchargers were found "engulfed in flames and heavy, dark smoke." A total of seven chargers were damaged, police said. The Littleton Electric Light & Water Department cut off the power to the devices, and after the fire was extinguished, the State Police Fire Investigation Unit under the State Fire Marshal's office was notified. "Based on evidence at the scene, Littleton Fire, Littleton Police, and State Police fire investigators collectively determined that the fire had been intentionally set," a Massachusetts Department of Fire Services press release said. No injuries were reported. Tesla did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Arson Watch Reward Program Hotline at 800-682-9229. The program offers rewards of up to $5,000 "for information that solves, prevents, or detects arson crimes," police said. Tipsters can remain anonymous. Last week, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announced it charged 42-year-old Lucy Grace Nelson, also known as Justin Thomas Nelson, after police say they found a number of explosives at a Colorado Tesla dealership, the latest incident in a string of apparent protests against Tesla CEO and DOGE leader Elon Musk. Nelson was charged with one count of malicious destruction of property, explosives or incendiary devices use, felony criminal mischief and criminal attempt to commit felonies, according to a news release from the Loveland Police Department.
