A fire started at the New Orleans Tesla service and leasing center in the Irish Channel after the building was hit by an apparent Molotov cocktail early Tuesday morning, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ New Orleans office.
The front door of the office on 2801 Tchoupitoulas St. was singed in the incident. Debris surrounded the entrance as of 7:40 a.m. Wednesday. A sign at the center instructed customers to use a separate door.
ATF New Orleans and the New Orleans Police Department responded to the fire at around 7:52 a.m. Tuesday after the center’s owner called about a fire, an NOPD spokesperson said. No arrests had been made as of Wednesday morning…