Musk claimed to minimize the damage from the Tesla explosion due to the car's durability

The explosion of the Tesla Cybertruck pickup truck in Las Vegas did not cause more damage due to the strength of the material of the machine. American businessman Ilon Musk said on January 1.

"The evil goons chose the wrong vehicle for a terrorist attack. The Cybertruck actually contained the explosion and directed it upward. Even the glass doors of the lobby were not shattered," he wrote on his page on the social network X (former Twitter).

This was his response to local police reports that the pickup truck's durability saved the hotel entrance, near where the car was located, from more damage.

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There are dead and wounded

On the same day, a Tesla Cybertruck electric car caught fire near the tower of US President-elect Donald Trump in Las Vegas. Eyewitnesses reported the sounds of explosions and the evacuation of the building. The Associated Press later reported that the incident left one person dead and seven injured.

Tesla has launched an investigation into what happened. According to Ilon Musk, the Cybertruck explosion was caused by very large fireworks or a bomb that was in the back of the car. He also called the car explosion a terrorist attack.

U.S. President Joe Biden said during an official address that he instructed his team to provide all necessary assistance in the investigation of the Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas and to ensure that all resources are available to federal state and local authorities.