Firework mortars and gas cannisters inside Cybertruck that exploded at Trump hotel

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

Firework mortars and camp fuel canisters were found stuffed into the back of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel early on Wednesday, killing a suspect inside the vehicle and sparking an intense investigation into possible terrorism.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials said that a person died inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck and seven people nearby suffered minor injuries.