One dead after Tesla truck catches fire outside of Trump hotel in Las Vegas
Al Jazeera
Authorities say they are investigating the incident, in which seven people sustained minor injuries.
One person has been killed and seven injured after a Tesla Cybertruck caught fire and exploded outside of a Las Vegas hotel partly owned by United States President-elect Donald Trump.
The fire began on Wednesday at about 8:40am local time (14:40 GMT) in the valet area of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Clark County officials.
“We were told that a 2024 Cybertruck pulled up to the front of the hotel. And in fact, I can tell you, it pulled right up to the glass entrance doors to the hotel,” Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a news conference. “We saw that smoke start showing from the vehicle, and then a large explosion from the truck occurs.”
Details are still emerging, and the cause of the explosion has yet to be confirmed by officials.
“I know you have a lot of questions,” Jeremy Schwartz, the acting special agent in charge of the Las Vegas office for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), told reporters. “We don’t have a lot of answers.”
