Published: January 1, 2025 7:09 pm
Author: RT
Footage has surfaced on social media showing the vehicle parked just outside engulfed in flames
A Tesla erupted in flames outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday, forcing an evacuation of the luxury high-rise, according to multiple media reports.
Guests reported hearing a “massive explosion” – possibly several – which triggered fire alarms throughout the 64-story tower on Fashion Show Drive. Local media first reported a vehicle fire early in the morning near the Fashion Show Mall and the Trump property. Emergency responders quickly sealed off the area.
A video has surfaced on social media showing the burning vehicle. A minute-long clip apparently taken from inside the hotel lobby shows what appears to be a Tesla Cybertruck parked just outside the hotel entrance. The vehicle is almost fully engulfed in flames, with plumes of thick gray smoke rising above it.
The cause of the blaze remains unknown. Local authorities, emergency services, and law enforcement have yet to comment. Tesla has also maintained silence.
The Trump International Hotel is partly owned by US President-elect Donald Trump.
Cybertruck blew up in front of Trump hotel in Las Vegas. Those are our luggage by the door and that’s where we were when it happened. pic.twitter.com/KaVZXfGLNK
— ayackle (@kaaaassuu) January 1, 2025
Billionaire Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk built close ties with Trump during the Republican’s successful election campaign. Since publicly endorsing him following a failed assassination attempt in July, Musk has gradually become one of his key advisors on both policy and personnel decisions.
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He has attended meetings at the Mar-a-Lago Teahouse, participated in phone calls with foreign leaders, and involved his employees in vetting candidates for senior administration roles. Earlier on Wednesday, the New York Times alleged that Musk has been living at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida since the November election.
