Police in Las Vegas are investigating the explosion of a Cybertruck, made by Elon Musk's Tesla company, outside the revolving doors of Trump International Hotel Wednesday morning.
A social media video posted by a hotel guest showed orange flames pouring from the truck's window, then several explosive sounds before the top of the vehicle appeared to blow off, reported News 3 Las Vegas.
Fire alarms were also heard going off in the hotel, but it wasn't clear if the guests at the hotel were evacuated after the fire and explosion, which happened at about 9 a.m. local time.
One hotel guest, Stephen Felando, posted a video from what appeared to be his hotel room window and said a "massive explosion happened."
"Something just went off in the valet section," he said, "I don't know what just did, but something just blew."
Another witness reported, "It was like a boom, boom, boom. It almost sounded like a rolling garbage dumpster, then I saw that pop up."
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said the vehicle fire was extinguished. It was not reported if anyone was injured or how the fire started.
The electric vehicle, which retails at almost $80,000, has had other fires, including in August, when one burst into flames after hitting a fire hydrant, reported Road and Track.
According to firefighters in Harlingen, Texas, it took over an hour to put out the fire, which was blamed on water hitting the Tesla's battery compartment and causing a thermal blaze.
"Electric cars such as Tesla, they are not like ordinary cars where we can go and just turn it off with water; it’s just gonna take an extensive amount of water," Harlingen Fire Chief Rafael Balderas said at the time.
And on Tuesday, a Cybertruck caught on fire while parked at a Decatur, Georgia, dealership, according to Atlanta News First.
The official cause of the Decatur fire hasn't been released, but officials said they believe the truck's battery may have ignited it.
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