One dead after Tesla Cybertruck catches fire outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas

01/01/2025 04:04 PM

Authorities respond to explosion reported early morning that killed one person and injured seven

One person died and seven more were injured on Wednesday when a Tesla truck caught fire and exploded outside Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel, authorities said.

Las Vegas metropolitan police and Clark county fire department officials said at a news conference that a person died inside the vehicle and that they were working to get the body out.