Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that an explosion involving a rented Cybertruck at Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada was caused by large fireworks or a bomb in the truck bed.
“We have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself,” said Musk on X. “All vehicle telemetry was positive at the time of the explosion.”
One person has been confirmed dead after the Cybertruck exploded outside the hotel, police confirmed Wednesday.
The deceased individual was inside the vehicle at the time of the explosion, but the person’s identity, including whether they were male or a female, was not immediately clear, Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said during a press conference.
Seven bystanders were injured in the blast.
“We’re looking for secondary devices. We’re taking it slow, and we are going to make sure that we remain safe in our community,” McMahill said. “I just want to say to all of the people here in Las Vegas, there does not appear to be any further threat to our community here.”
Videos posted on social media appear to show the vehicle engulfed in an inferno amid multiple small explosions and the sound of what appears to be fireworks.
“The whole Tesla senior team is investigating this matter right now. Will post more information as soon as we learn anything,” Musk, a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump, said on X earlier, which he also owns. “We’ve never seen anything like this.”
Requests for comment to the local fire and police departments were not immediately returned.
Authorities are expected to hold another press conference Wednesday afternoon.
ABC News reported that the incident is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism.