Fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel used in Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Las Vegas Trump Hotel

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Tesla Cybertruck explosion at Trump hotel in Vegas investigated as a possible terrorist act, law enforcement official says | CNN

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Fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel used in Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Las Vegas Trump Hotel

www.cnn.com /2025/01/01/us/cybertruck-fire-trump-hotel-las-vegas/index.html

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Still love the truck.
Cops: Thankfully the Cybertruck is the greatest vehicle on the road. It easily contained the blast. And as you can see, the doors to the Trump Hotel are virtually indestructible. Nothing can touch them.
- Holy shit
  “The fact that this was a Cybertruck really limited the damage that occurred inside of the valet, because it had most of the blast go up through the truck and out,” McMahill said. He noted that the glass front doors to the hotel were not broken during the explosion.
  “I have to thank Elon Musk specifically,” he added, noting that Musk gave authorities “quite a bit of additional information,” including directly sending them video from Tesla charging stations to help with their efforts to track the driver.
  
  “The evil knuckleheads picked the wrong vehicle,” Musk added, noting that the Cybertruck directed the blast upwards and helped contain the explosion. “Not even the glass doors of the lobby were broken.”
  I am so tired of this fucker I stg
- really need to spread the rumor that Munk paid everybody off, it wasn't a terror attack all. just some dumbass guy with a cybertruck who tried to use his phone to turn on the A/C while activating self driving mode.... a known problem that voids the warranty.
👁️ this seems up Trueanon's alley
Dude lit himself up for the best picture of the year, well done.
Gotta hand it to the perp for committing to the bit
Seven victims were hurt by the explosion, all of whom are in stable condition, Deputy Fire Chief Billy Samuels said.
“The fact that this was a Cybertruck really limited the damage that occurred inside of the valet, because it had most of the blast go up through the truck and out,” McMahill said. He noted that the glass front doors to the hotel were not broken during the explosion.
Priorities!
Also, nothing that exploded was really meant for demolitions so yeah, a few five gallon cans of unleaded and some jugs of camp fuel aren't going to explode with enough force to cause any damage to a building, cybertruck or not.
They found a corpse in the car. I can't help but wonder if the driver meant to kill himself or was going to detonate the explosion from the driver's seat and then run away, only to find that the Cybertruck is too shit to let him out.
Cause like... yeah, causing an explosion which in best case scenario will make billionaires flinch for a day is fucking stupid in the first place, much less killing yourself while doing it. Apparently, 7 people got injured during this, and I'm sure some of them were just abused hotel employees.

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