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US News: After the attack in New Orleans, America, a Tesla car has also exploded outside Trump's hotel in Las Vegas. A video circulating online captured the scene of a Tesla Cybertruck exploding outside the hotel of America's newly elected President Donald Trump in Las Vegas on Wednesday. According to the police, at least one person died and seven others were injured in the explosion.
The footage shows the Tesla Cybertruck parked at the hotel's entry gate, after which it caught fire and then exploded. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the 2024 Cybertruck stopped at the hotel's entrance, where smoke was seen coming out of the vehicle before a massive explosion.
15 people died in New Orleans
Authorities are investigating the blast as a possible terrorist act, and are considering whether it has any connection to the truck explosion in New Orleans that killed at least 15 people. President Joe Biden said officials are investigating any links between the Las Vegas explosion and the New Orleans attack.
Tesla explosion an isolated incident
However, Biden clarified that no such connection has been found so far. Both the FBI and local law enforcement believe the Tesla explosion was an isolated incident. Seven people suffered minor injuries in the incident, and all are in stable condition or have been discharged from the hospital.
The vehicle had reached the hotel gate
The name of the driver killed in the explosion has not been publicly disclosed. Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said, 'We know who rented the truck, but we are not ready to release that information at this time.' Sheriff McMahill confirmed that the electric vehicle had reached the gate of the Trump International Hotel before a "big explosion".
He said one person inside the Cybertruck was killed and seven others suffered minor injuries. The hotel was evacuated after the explosion. McMahill said there were canisters of gasoline and camping fuel in the back of the truck, as well as large fireworks mortars.
