A Tesla Cybertruck appeared to explode outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday morning. TO <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/kaaaassuu/status/1874506594425381133″>video shared on x shows the truck engulfed in flames just outside the hotel lobby, and the person who captured it says the Cybertruck “exploded.”
It is not yet clear what caused the fire or if there were any injuries. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/LVMPD/status/1874511746578415957″>saying They are “investigating” and that the fire had been put out. Local news station KSNV News 3 Las Vegas He said a vehicle fire was first reported at 8:41 a.m. local time and that police and firefighters were responding.
We haven't yet found video of the vehicle catching fire, but several others in x say they witnessed an “explosion” and captured video of smoke rising. <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/felandostephen1/status/1874519561414058162″>Stephen Felando stated windows shook violently on the 53rd floor of the building; <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/maxradford10/status/1874500823088267546″>Max Radford stated There were multiple explosions.
“Ayackle,” who captured the video of the lobby, says the vehicle descended only shortly after reaching the lobby and then made a boom.
“It started out like colorful fireworks,” they said. <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/kaaaassuu/status/1874531733242327299″>wrote in x.
“My husband and I were literally standing where the luggage is in the pictures. I just saw it stop and descend like a bus and boom! At first it looked like fireworks or something, but I immediately feared our lives thinking it could be a bomb and ran away.” <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/kaaaassuu/status/1874519185789010384″>they added.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk have yet to make public statements about the incident, but <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/EricTrump/status/1874514306848440399″>Eric Trump has intervened: “Earlier today, an electric vehicle fire broke out at the Trump Las Vegas garage. The safety and well-being of our guests and staff remains our top priority. We extend our sincere thanks to the Las Vegas Fire Department and local authorities for their quick response and professionalism.”
In development…we will add more to this story as more information comes to light.
Update, January 1: Added more videos, details of those who captured the video, and Eric Trump's statement.
