Published 07:18 IST, January 2nd 2025 Authorities said the CyberTruck explosion outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel claimed one life and injured seven others. Las Vegas: A Tesla Cybertruck carrying fireworks caught fire and exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump ’s Las Vegas hotel on Wednesday. Authorities said the explosion claimed one life and injured seven others.
In a press conference, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials confirmed that a person died inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck, and they were working to retrieve the body. Seven people nearby suffered 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 be carrying a load of fireworks.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Elon Musk Reacts to the Explosion Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday afternoon on X that “we have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself. All vehicle telemetry was positive at the time of the explosion.
” “The whole Tesla senior team is investigating this matter right now,” Musk said in an earlier post on the platform after atten.