A Tesla Cybertruck that caught fire Wednesday morning outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas is being investigated by local law enforcement.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a post on social media site X that the fire was out and under investigation. The fire was reported around 8:40 a.m. PT, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal.
An eyewitness who caught the fire from inside the hotel lobby and posted it on X said the vehicle went out and then “exploded”. The video and others like it quickly went viral on X.
The incident comes as Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk maintains a close relationship with President-elect Donald Trump. A review of Musk’s flight records showed at least 31 flights to or from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. This week, the NYT reported that Musk has been staying at a villa on the Mar-a-Lago estate.
