An explosion incident involving a Tesla Cybertruck occurred outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, resulting in 1 death and 7 injuries. Local authorities are investigating whether it involves a terrorist attack, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has also expressed concern about the incident. (Background: Musk becomes the new godfather of PEPE, the renaming of X and changing of the profile picture ignites the PEPE frog, Kekius Maximus meme coin frenzy, no longer a fan of Dogecoin?) (Additional context: Vitalik Buterin praises 'X platform community notes', which is questioned for being manipulated! Musk: It's decentralized and open-source, I can't control it.) Today (2nd), an explosion incident involving a Tesla Cybertruck occurred outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, resulting in 1 death and 7 injuries. Local police are investigating whether it relates to a terrorist attack or is connected to the random attack case in New Orleans, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has also expressed concern about this. A moment of terror outside the Trump Hotel. Image: Reuters. Around 8:40 AM local time on Wednesday, a rented 2024 Tesla Cybertruck suddenly caught fire and exploded outside the Trump Hotel. The driver died on the spot, and 7 pedestrians were injured due to the blast, all currently in stable condition. The fire department quickly extinguished the flames and evacuated the scene. The glass doors of the hotel were undamaged, reducing the loss. Police thanked Tesla for providing surveillance footage from the charging station to help track the driver's movements. Preliminary investigation: Is it related to a terrorist attack? According to the FBI, the vehicle explosion was triggered by fireworks, a gas canister, and camping fuel loaded inside the vehicle, which were associated with a remotely controlled detonator. Burnt gas canisters and firework devices were found at the explosion site. Investigations show that the vehicle involved was rented from the Turo platform, driven from Colorado to Las Vegas, and had circled near the Trump Hotel several times before the explosion. FBI agent Jeremy Schwartz stated that it has not yet been confirmed whether the incident is related to terrorist activities, nor has a direct link to the random attack case in New Orleans been found. The investigation will continue, and it is considered an isolated incident with no further threat to the public. Musk: The incident is not related to the vehicle. Tesla CEO Musk stated on the X platform that the Tesla team is fully cooperating with the investigation and has confirmed that the telemetry data of the vehicle was normal at the time of the explosion, indicating that the incident is unrelated to the Cybertruck itself. He pointed out: 'The design of this Cybertruck helped to release the energy of the explosion upward, reducing damage to surrounding buildings.' Musk further stated: 'The evildoers chose the wrong vehicle.' 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. All vehicle telemetry was positive at the time of the explosion. https://t.co/HRjb87YbaJ — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 1, 2025. Local reactions: Eric Trump, vice president of the Trump Organization, expressed gratitude to the Las Vegas Fire Department and police for their swift response and emphasized that the safety of customers and employees is the top priority. This explosion incident also shocked the local community. Guests at nearby hotels witnessed thick smoke rising after the explosion, as well as several ambulances and police cars arriving at the scene. One guest stated: 'Seeing the thick smoke and rescue vehicles, we felt very nervous and didn't know what was happening.' Related reports: Musk becomes the new godfather of PEPE, the renaming of X and changing of the profile picture ignites the PEPE frog, Kekius Maximus meme coin frenzy, no longer a fan of Dogecoin? Vitalik praises 'X platform community notes', which is questioned for being manipulated! Musk: It's decentralized and open-source, I can't control it. Musk's xAI completes $6 billion Series C financing, with industry giants like NVIDIA, BlackRock, and a16z participating. 'Terrorist attack? Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Trump Hotel, Musk: The evildoers chose the wrong vehicle.' This article was first published in BlockTempo (the most influential blockchain news media).