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by likeabatterycar 531 days ago
Well, authorities are investigating it as a possible terror attack, and apparently it had "fireworks-style mortars" inside so I suspect this wasn't a garden-variety Cybertruck malfunction.

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/police-treating-vehicle-ex...

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Fireworks are the only thing that makes sense.

The videos show a large explosion but there isn't a single window at the front of the hotel that shows damage.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/01/us/cybertruck-fire-trump-hote...

According to this article, there was also "gas tanks and camping fuel" inside the truck.

consumer fireworks (1.4g) cannot blow up like this, by design and regulation. fire marshals can and do enforce this at points of sale & distribution

professional fireworks are also regulated to minimize mass-explosion risk.

if fireworks were involved in the explosion, it would necessarily be an improvised device. achieving this level of explosion with consumer fireworks would be difficult. the fireworks are a red herring, imo.

Video of it exploding def shows fireworks going off everywhere, but to your point, trunk looks stocked with loads of diff stuff: https://x.com/BNODesk/status/1874610151959019812/photo/1