NBC News: 1 Dead, 7 Injured After Tesla Cybertruck Catches Fire Outside Trump Hotel in Las Vegas

SNOW We want to ░░░░░░░░ now to another breaking ░░░░░░░░ story And I m ░░░░░░░░ to caution you we ░░░░░░░░ following this developing story ░░░░░░░░ want to be clear ░░░░░░░░ we do not know ░░░░░░░░ that ties what I ░░░░░░░░ about to say that ░░░░░░░░ to what we ve ░░░░░░░░ talking about in New ░░░░░░░░ This is just a ░░░░░░░░ story that we re ░░░░░░░░ about Authorities are investigating ░░░░░░░░ vehicle fire outside the ░░░░░░░░ International Hotel in Las ░░░░░░░░ that left one person ░░░░░░░░ injured several others We ░░░░░░░░ the vehicle in question ░░░░░░░░ a Cybertruck At a ░░░░░░░░ conference this afternoon authorities ░░░░░░░░ not have any information ░░░░░░░░ the cause of that ░░░░░░░░ They said they have ░░░░░░░░ unanswered questions Here s ░░░░░░░░ of what they said ░░░░░░░░ ago Clip starts SCHWARTZ ░░░░░░░░ know you re looking ░░░░░░░░ a lot of answers ░░░░░░░░ ideally right now we ░░░░░░░░ don t have a ░░░░░░░░ of answers We re ░░░░░░░░ continue to work as ░░░░░░░░ as we can over ░░░░░░░░ next 24 to 48 ░░░░░░░░ to hopefully get more ░░░░░░░░ you but this time ░░░░░░░░ ve got a lot ░░░░░░░░ questions and deploying resources ░░░░░░░░ we will continue do ░░░░░░░░ until we get to ░░░░░░░░ end of this and ░░░░░░░░ out exactly what happened ░░░░░░░░ why Thank you Clip ░░░░░░░░ SNOW Again that from ░░░░░░░░ press conference that happened ░░░░░░░░ moments ago we accidentally ░░░░░░░░ something related to New ░░░░░░░░ as that man was ░░░░░░░░ Those two things are ░░░░░░░░ as far as we ░░░░░░░░ NBC News correspondent Emilie ░░░░░░░░ is following this story ░░░░░░░░ joins me now So ░░░░░░░░ we played that soundbite ░░░░░░░░ else do we know ░░░░░░░░ this point about what ░░░░░░░░ in Las Vegas IKEDA ░░░░░░░░ I ll start with ░░░░░░░░ kind of underscoring the ░░░░░░░░ questions at this point ░░░░░░░░ are still so many ░░░░░░░░ around the circumstances of ░░░░░░░░ vehicle fire including was ░░░░░░░░ mechanical accidental intentional Authorities ░░░░░░░░ not weigh in on ░░░░░░░░ but we know that ░░░░░░░░ and police in Las ░░░░░░░░ responded to the valet ░░░░░░░░ just outside as you ░░░░░░░░ see on your screen ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Hotel in ░░░░░░░░ Vegas that s on ░░░░░░░░ northern end of the ░░░░░░░░ Vegas Strip to a ░░░░░░░░ fire The fire has ░░░░░░░░ been put out but ░░░░░░░░ are encouraging people to ░░░░░░░░ the area We learned ░░░░░░░░ authorities moments ago that ░░░░░░░░ people sustained minor injuries ░░░░░░░░ transported to the hospital ░░░░░░░░ one person who had ░░░░░░░░ in that Cybertruck they ░░░░░░░░ die Now looking at ░░░░░░░░ videos posted to social ░░░░░░░░ you can see smoke ░░░░░░░░ into the sky from ░░░░░░░░ distance away you can ░░░░░░░░ the flames on your ░░░░░░░░ right there as well ░░░░░░░░ people on social media ░░░░░░░░ hearing loud sounds and ░░░░░░░░ of explosions but we ░░░░░░░░ still waiting for more ░░░░░░░░ And authorities say they ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ more information in the ░░░░░░░░ hours It appears that ░░░░░░░░ was again seeing on ░░░░░░░░ screen a Cybertruck That ░░░░░░░░ one of the newer ░░░░░░░░ from Tesla Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ company We know Elon ░░░░░░░░ does have a position ░░░░░░░░ the incoming administration under ░░░░░░░░ Trump and his presidential ░░░░░░░░ Kate SNOW And Emilie ░░░░░░░░ have we heard Have ░░░░░░░░ heard anything from the ░░░░░░░░ Organization since that was ░░░░░░░░ of Trump Hotel IKEDA ░░░░░░░░ the Trump organization as ░░░░░░░░ as Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ Eric Trump posting to ░░░░░░░░ media saying they acknowledge ░░░░░░░░ electric vehicle fire also ░░░░░░░░ in part The safety ░░░░░░░░ well being of our ░░░░░░░░ and staff remain our ░░░░░░░░ priority We extend our ░░░░░░░░ gratitude to the Las ░░░░░░░░ Fire Department and local ░░░░░░░░ enforcement The FBI is ░░░░░░░░ also involved with this ░░░░░░░░ the governor acknowledging that ░░░░░░░░ are monitoring the situation ░░░░░░░░ well But still a ░░░░░░░░ developing situation Kate with ░░░░░░░░ many unanswered questions But ░░░░░░░░ can understand the concern ░░░░░░░░ the timing and the ░░░░░░░░ of this SNOW All ░░░░░░░░ Emilie Ikeda following that ░░░░░░░░ story that breaking news ░░░░░░░░ a very very busy ░░░░░░░░ year s day news ░░░░░░░░ Emilie, thank you.”