Molotov cocktail apparently used to start fire at Tesla sales office: ATF

No one was injured, police said.

April 15, 2026, 12:05 PM

An apparent Molotov cocktail was used to start a fire outside a Tesla sales office in New Orleans, according to federal officials.

The incendiary device sparked a blaze at the office's front door just before 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and New Orleans police.

A suspected Molotov cocktail incendiary device was used to start a fire at the front door of a Tesla sales office in Louisiana, April 14, 2026, according to officials.
ATF New Orleans Field Division

No one was injured, but the business suffered damage, police said.

No arrests have been made, police said. 

ABC News' Ahmad Hemingway contributed to this report.

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