The year 2025 is off to a bad start for the Cybertruck which caught fire in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. The police and firefighters are currently investigating this episode which happened around 8:40 a.m. near the establishment near the famous Strip, as reported by Las Vegas Review-Journal. Balance sheet according to The Verge : one dead and seven injured.
- A Cybertruck caught fire in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas and firefighters and police were quickly mobilized to bring the fire under control.
- According to the latest information, one person in the vehicle is dead, seven others are injured
- The vehicle’s lithium-ion batteries complicated the response because they require specific protocols to extinguish the flames and prevent re-ignition.
While the Cybertruck does not achieve its sales objectives, yet another bad publicity for the futuristic pick-up. Videos captured outside Donald Trump’s hotel lobby show the Tesla vehicle engulfed in flames. According to the 8 News Now Las Vegasthe fire broke out in the valet parking area. Firefighters quickly intervened to control the flames. Which was very complicated by the robust and complex design of this electric vehicle which is arriving in Europe. The results are dramatic since one of the passengers died and The Verge reports seven injured.
Tesla Cybertruck catches fire in front of Donald Trump’s hotel: one dead and seven injured
The Las Vegas Police Department quickly communicated about this on and confirmed control of the fire, followed by a thorough investigation. As a safety measure, residents and visitors are asked not to go to the area. One of the passengers died while seven people were injured according to the latest known information.
Obviously, the fire is of concern because of the location: in front of the Trump International Hotel while Donald Trump put Elon Musk, head of Tesla, at the head of a non-federal government. The two billionaires spent New Year’s Eve together at Mar-a-Lago. There is no indication whether this fire was intentional or not.
-While statistics show that fires in electric vehicles are less frequent than those in gasoline cars, controlling the flames is more complicated. Lithium-ion batteries require specific intervention protocols which complicate the work of firefighters. These components ignite even after the first extinguishing and require increased and prolonged monitoring, in addition to suitable techniques for extinguishing the fire.
The incident also raises questions about the safety of the Cybertruck after 7 recalls in 2024, no less. Its design unconventional and its technical characteristics ask firefighters to adapt. This is one of the first major incidents since its release, however.
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