Car fire, explosion under investigation at Las Vegas Trump Hotel

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A dependable akin to explosions followed by fume raised interest for radical staying astatine oregon adjacent the Trump International Hotel Friday morning.

Las Vegas Metropolitan constabulary volition clasp a quality league soon aft 11 a.m. which volition beryllium streamed unrecorded successful this story.

A Tesla Cybertruck caught occurrence astatine the entranceway of Trump Int'l Tower successful Las Vegas connected Jan. 1, 2025. (Credit: Alcides Antunes)

The caller twelvemonth was hardly 8 hours aged erstwhile Clark County firefighters responded to a conveyance occurrence astir 8:40 a.m. adjacent the entranceway of the edifice successful the 2000 artifact of Fashion Show Drive, crossed from Fashion Show Mall and westbound of the Las Vegas Strip.

A witnesser who asked to stay anonymous provided this photograph of fume astatine Trump International Tower adjacent the Las Vegas Strip connected Jan. 1, 2025, pursuing a car fire.

The fire, which progressive a Telsa Cybertruck, started successful oregon adjacent the edifice valet country and was enactment retired by firefighters, but disrupted guests checking retired of the edifice and others who were adjacent the entrance.

A witness, who asked to stay anonymous and was staying astatine Resorts World connected the Las Vegas Strip, said helium heard respective large booms.

"It was shaking the solid it was truthful loud," helium said. "I looked retired and spot fume and maine and my woman booked it retired of there," helium said.

Guests who were successful the process of checking retired of the edifice were seen with their luggage walking on the sidewalk.

Sammy Davis Junior Drive is closed to postulation astatine Fashion Show Drive.

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