Police are investigating a serious incident after a Tesla cybertruck exploded outside one of Donald Trump’s hotel’s in Las Vegas. One person has been confirmed dead and seven more were injured on Wednesday when the truck caught fire and exploded outside the President-elect’s hotel. Local media is reporting that Las Vegas metropolitan police and Clark County fire department officials said the person died inside the vehicle and that they were “working to get the body out”.
Another seven people nearby reportedly received minor injuries and were taken to a hospital for treatment. A county spokeswoman told local reporters in a statement that the fire in the valet area of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas was reported at around 8:40am. No cause was given and details were sketchy.
“I know you have a lot of questions,” Jeremy Schwartz, acting FBI Special Agent in Charge for the Las Vegas office, said at a news conference. “We don’t have a lot of answers.” Eric Trump, a son of the president-elect and executive vice president of the Trump Organization, posted about the fire on X and praised the fire department and local law enforcement “for their swift response and professionalism.
” The 64-story hotel is just off the famed Las Vegas Strip and across the street from the Fashion Show Las Vegas shopping mall. More to come..
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