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The Telsa Cybertruck explosion and fire Wednesday morning at the entrance to the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.

At a news conference, Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill said a vehicle fire was reported at the hotel shortly after 8:40 a.m. When emergency services arrived, they found a 2024 Cybertruck engulfed in flames, he said.

“There is a deceased person in the Cybertruck and I do not know at this time if it is a man or a woman,” McMahill said.

Seven other victims suffered what McMahill called “minor” injuries from the explosion.

Jeremy Schwartz, acting special agent for the FBI in Las Vegas, also confirmed that his team was involved in the investigation.

In a post on X, Elon Musk wrote that Tesla is also launching its own investigation.

“Tesla’s entire senior team is currently investigating this matter,” Musk wrote. “We’ve never seen anything like this.”

Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization, also posted on X that “the safety and well-being of our guests and employees remains our top priority.”

“We wholeheartedly thank the Las Vegas Fire Department and local law enforcement for their quick response and professionalism,” Trump wrote.

Galit Ventura Rozen, who was a guest on the 62nd floor of the nearby Resorts World Las Vegas at the time of the explosion, said she looked out her window and saw a plume of smoke rising from near the Trump Hotel and immediately started Recording.

“We saw a huge cloud of smoke… we didn’t know what was going on,” she said. “Then I saw a line of probably at least three ambulances and a couple of police cars.”

Rozen said she later filmed a crowd of guests who appeared to be Trump hotel guests standing in a nearby parking lot.

McMahill told reporters the investigation into the incident was ongoing and that his team was also “well aware” of the New Year’s Eve truck attack in New Orleans that killed at least 10 people and injured dozens more.

As a result, the sheriff said they are looking for “secondary devices” to keep the community safe.

“There does not appear to be any further threat to our community here at this time,” McMahill said.

“But of course, a Cybertruck, the Trump Hotel – there are a lot of questions that we have to answer as we move forward.”

CNN’s Jack Hannah contributed to this report.