xplosion rocks Las Vegas Strip outside Aria Casino leaving palm tree on fire as ‘car flees scene’
Footage showed the aftermath of the blast with burning palm trees
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AN FIREY explosion erupted on the Las Vegas Strip after fireworks were hurled from a car.
Flames and smoke erupted outside the Aria Resort and Casino at the heart of Sin City - setting fire to a nearby palm tree.
Car on fire in Las Vegas.
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An explosion has taken place on the Las Vegas StripCredit: TikTok/__danistiktok__
A fire burning in a city street at night, with people watching from behind a fence.
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Palm trees appeared to be ablazeCredit: X/RobSiegelNYC
Burning car on Las Vegas Strip.
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Witnesses saw a car fleeing the sceneCredit: TikTok/babykhaled702
White SUV driving through a city intersection at night.
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Footage shared online showed a car driving erratically near the scene
Witnesses reported hearing a loud bang - with some describing it as "like a bomb" - at around 1am local time.
Footage showed the inferno ripping through a palm tree in front of baffled onlookers.
No one is reported to have been injured in the explosion - and the exact cause is unknown.
But one witness reported seeing a white car fleeing the scene in the aftermath.
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Las Vegas cops later confirmed they were investigating after they believe fireworks were hurled from a car.
In a video from the scene, TikToker Baby Khaled said he and other witnesses "heard an explosion" and saw a car fleeing the scene.
Khaled shared a video of the skidding vehicle, saying: "Let's find this car."
Other witnesses also took to social media to share videos of the blaze.
"Huge boom heard on Las Vegas Strip," wrote a second witness on X.
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Another witness wrote: "There was a boom and then the tree was on fire."
In a statement, Las Vegas PD said: "We are investigating a small fire in the 3700 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard. The fire was contained to a small area and was extinguished quickly.
"It was learned that an occupant in a vehicle threw fireworks causing a tree to catch fire."
The explosion occurred a few minutes away from the Bellagio Hotel and Casino - the site of shooting that took place several days earlier.
Arizona-based YouTuber Finny Da Legend was named as one of the two people killed in the shooting.
The other victim was Finny's wife "Bubbly", as reported by Fox News affiliate KVVU-TV.
Smoke and emergency vehicles at night near Planet Hollywood.
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Police could be seen on the scene in the aftermath
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