Tesla fire Model S france A Tesla Model S has caught fire while charging at a Supercharger station in France. Tesla is investigating the issue, and the station is temporarily closed. Sunday night, a fire was reported at the Tesla Supercharger station in Pontarlier, a small community in France near the border with Switzerland. The firefighters were called, and they were able to extinguish the fire, which appeared to have originated from a Model S that was plugged into the Supercharger. The car was supervised until this morning to ensure it didn’t reignite. The local newspaper L’Est Republicain shared a picture of the aftermath, which shows the Tesla Model S is a total loss: According to the local paper, Tesla sent a technician from Lyon to investigate the issue (translated from French): A Tesla technician came from Lyon during the night to investigate the causes of the fire. The investigation is still ongoing.