One person died and seven others were injured Wednesday when a Tesla Cybertruck that appeared to be carrying fireworks caught fire and exploded outside U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel, authorities said.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials told a news conference that a person died inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck and they were working to get the body out. Seven people nearby had minor injuries and several were taken to a hospital. The fire in the valet area of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas was reported at 8:40 a.
m., a county spokesperson said in a statement. According to a law enforcement official, the truck was rented via the Turo app and appeared to have a load of fireworks.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. A Turo spokesperson did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. Clark County Fire Department crews work outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
(Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal/The Associated Press) Tesla investigating, Musk says Law enforcement officials have not ruled out terrorism as a possible motive, a person familiar with the matter said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the investigation. "I know you have a lot of questions," Jeremy Schwartz, acting special agent in charge for the FBI's Las Vegas office, told r.
