NEW ORLEANS — Federal agents and New Orleans police are investigating after a suspected Molotov cocktail was used to start a fire at the Tesla New Orleans service center.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives says certified fire investigators and the New Orleans Police Department joined them at the scene.
According to ATF, the incendiary device was used during the early morning hours on Wednesday and ignited a fire at the front door of the business.
No injuries were immediately reported.
.@ATFNewOrleans Special Agents and Certified Fire Investigators, along with @NOPDNews, responded to a fire scene at the Tesla sales office where a suspected Molotov cocktail incendiary device was used in the early morning hours to start a fire at the front door. pic.twitter.com/xAbGUHXT6W
— ATF New Orleans (@ATFNewOrleans) April 14, 2026