According to foreign media reports, on January 1, a Tesla Cybertruck caught fire in front of the Trump Hotel Las Vegas, causing one person to die and many people injured. It is reported that the US government is investigating the incident to determine whether it is related to terrorist attacks.
Kevin McMahill, director of the Police Department of Las Vegas, said at a press conference that a 2024 Cybertruck had an explosion, and the police found a deceased in the car, and there were seven people suffering a minor injury in the explosion.
According to this report, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that as a vehicle producer, Tesla was investigating the fire incident of the vehicle.
Musk said on social media X: “Tesla’s senior management team is currently investigating the incident.” He also added: “We have never seen similar things before.”
McMahill said that Cybertruck, involved, stopped at Trump Building at 8:40 a.m. local time. At the same time, he mentioned that the police had paid attention to the attack on New Orleans in the early morning of January 1. The Federal Investigation Agency said that in this attack, investigators found potential explosive devices in the vehicle drove by the attacker.
McMahill said: “A explosion occurred on the iconic Las Vegas Avenue, and things were very grim. We are taking all necessary prevention measures to ensure the safety of the community. We are still looking for whether there are other explosive devices. “He also added that the police have not found other risks that threaten the security of the community.
Eric Trump, executive vice president of Trump Group and the son of the US President Donald Trump, released news about the incident on the X platform. He wrote: “Earlier today, an electric car caught fire at the porch of the Trump Vegas Hotel.”
In fact, this is not the first time that Tesla’s vehicles are involved in a fire. In 2024, the National Transportation Safety Commission (NTSB) also investigated the fire involving Tesla SEMI electric semi -hanging trucks, which occurred on a highway in California.
Automobile experts said that electric vehicles were different from internal combustion engine cars. The former usually burned longer and more difficult to extinguish.