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U.S.|1 Dead After a Cybertruck Explodes Outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas
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At least seven people were injured, the authorities said. Videos posted to social media appeared to show a vehicle engulfed in flames outside the lobby’s entrance.
Jan. 1, 2025Updated 4:23 p.m. ET
One person was dead and at least seven people were injured after a Tesla Cybertruck exploded and caught fire outside of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning, according to the authorities.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department received a report of an explosion at about 8:40 a.m. local time at the Trump Hotel. They were told that a 2024 Cybertruck “pulled up to the last entrance doors of the hotel,” Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a news conference.
“We saw that smoke started showing from the vehicle, and then a large explosion from the truck occurs,” he added.
The person killed was inside the vehicle, he said, adding that at least seven others were reported to have sustained minor injuries. It was not immediately clear what was the cause of the explosion, but the authorities mentioned the attack in New Orleans during the news conference.
“We’re very well aware of what has happened in New Orleans with the event that occurred there,” Sheriff McMahill said, referring to a man who drove a truck through a crowd in New Orleans on Wednesday morning, killing at least 10 people. “As you can imagine, with an explosion here on an iconic Las Vegas Boulevard, we are taking all of the precautions that we need to take to keep our community safe.”
Even Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, weighed in on Wednesday, saying it was an unusual event.
Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, said in a statement on X that “the whole Tesla senior team is investigating this matter right now.”
