Home | Crime | Firework Mortars Gas Cannisters Inside Tesla That Exploded Outside Trumps Hotel Firework mortars, gas cannisters inside Tesla that exploded outside Trump’s hotel A person died inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck and seven people nearby suffered minor injuries, said police By AP Published Date - 2 January 2025, 08:15 AM Investigation underway on Tesla car blast happened near Trump hotel in Las Vegas. Las Vegas: Firework mortars and camp fuel canisters were found stuffed into the back of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel early on Wednesday, killing a suspect inside the vehicle and sparking an intense investigation into possible terrorism. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials said that a person died inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck and seven people nearby suffered minor injuries.
By late Wednesday afternoon, authorities were still working to get the body out of the vehicle and start processing the evidence inside. President Joe Biden was briefed on the explosion. “Our number one goal is to ensure that we have the proper identification of the subject involved in this incident,” said Jeremy Schwartz, acting special agent in charge for the FBI’s Las Vegas office, “Following that, our second objective is to determine whether this was an act of terrorism or not.
” Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said authorities know who rented the truck wi.