The area around the scene of the Tesla car fire in Las Vegas is cordoned off

In Las Vegas, the area around the place where the Tesla Cybertruck electric car caught fire is completely cordoned off, a full evacuation of the Trump Tower International Hotel is underway. "Izvestia" showed footage from the scene.

"Local authorities are asking residents and guests of Las Vegas not to visit the Trump Tower International Hotel. Now guests are being evacuated from the 64-story building," said journalist Nikolai Masterov.

He noted that the police have not yet specified what exactly caused the car explosion - a bomb or fireworks.

Earlier in the day it became known that the electric car Tesla Cybertruck caught fire near the tower of US President-elect Donald Trump in Las Vegas. The Associated Press reported that as a result of the incident one person died and seven were injured. Tesla has launched an investigation into what happened. Later, American entrepreneur Ilon Musk called the cause of the fire of the Tesla Cybertruck electric car an explosion caused by large fireworks or an explosive device in the car. In addition, he suggested that the incident could be an act of terrorism. Musk also pointed out that the Cybertruck was rented on the Turo app.