One person dies when Tesla truck explodes outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel

Police block the area after a vehicle caught fire and exploded outside the lobby of President-elect Donald Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas (Ty ONeil/AP)

One person died and seven others were injured when a Tesla Cybertruck that appeared to be carrying fireworks caught fire and exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel, authorities said.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials told a news conference that a person died inside the futuristic-looking truck and they were working to get the body out. Seven people nearby had minor injuries and several were taken to hospital.