Explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in Las Vegas in front of Donald Trump's hotel!

After the terrible tragedy that occurred in New Orleans, it was the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in Las Vegas in recent hours that shook the United States on January 1.

One person died and seven people were injured after a Tesla Cybertruck exploded in Las Vegas on January 1, 2025 (see images below). An explosion which took place right in front of the hotel… Trump Internationalbelonging to the new president of the United States. The American authorities first explored the terrorist trail, believing that the Cybertruck explosion had a direct link with the drama that unfolded in recent hours in New Orleans.before several sources indicated that the explosion of the Tesla pickup was in fact due to an involuntary igniting of “large fireworks”, such as mortars, but also cans of gasoline stored at the rear, an explosive cocktail accidentally killing the person who was in the vehicle at the time of the accident.

Less damage thanks to the structure of the pick-up?

However, no avenue has been definitively ruled out to date. Elon Musk, the boss of Tesla, said on X: “We now have confirmation that the explosion was caused by large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the back of the rented Cybertruck and was not related to the vehicle itself.” Lhe boss of Tesla even took the opportunity to “praise” the qualities of his pick-up (sic!), declaring that the structure of the Cybertruck had made it possible to limit the damage: “Most of the explosion went through the top and came out. If you watch this video, you'll see that the glass doors of the Trump Hotel weren't even shattered by the explosion”.

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