One person is dead and seven others were injured when a Tesla Cybertruck exploded in front of Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on Wednesday morning, according to officials.
The Las Vegas Police Department is investigating the explosion, which occurred this morning outside the hotel, located near S. Sammy Davis Jr. Drive and Fashion Drive. Officials are also looking at the incident as potential terrorism.
According to a social media post from the police department, a vehicle fire happened at the entrance to the hotel.
Clark County Fire Department Deputy Chief Thomas Touchstone said crews, along with the Las Vegas police and Las Vegas Fire and Rescue, responded to the scene about four minutes after receiving reports of a fire at the hotel.
When crews arrived, they quickly began to extinguish the fire when they realized at the same time that there were multiple people with injuries.
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Hmph. Security footage certainly looks like that Tesla Cybertruck spontaneously exploded. pic.twitter.com/rQtcIBHYl0
— Fly Sistah 🪷 (@Fly_Sistah) January 1, 2025
Touchstone said seven people suffered minor injuries, two of whom were transported to an area hospital.
He also said one person died inside the Cybertruck, though details about the person