Passenger 'Threw Fireworks' from a Car, Causing Fire on the Las Vegas Strip, Police Say: There Was a 'Big Explosion'

A fire broke out on the Las Vegas Strip this weekend.

Witnesses in the Nevada city reported hearing an “explosion” before spotting a fire, and a car then taking off from the scene, on Saturday, June 14.

Multiple social media users shared clips of what appeared to be a blaze around the area of the Aria Resort and Casino and Planet Hollywood Las Vegas.

In a statement to PEOPLE, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) said, “Through the course of the investigation, it was determined that a white SUV was driving erratic in the area and an unknown occupant likely threw fireworks, causing a tree to catch fire.”

“The fire was contained to a very small area. Clark County Fire Department arrived and quickly extinguished the fire,” police added in their statement.

In footage shared online, a palm tree could be seen on fire as multiple police vehicles surrounded the blaze, and as one official stood in a lane of traffic.

One video shared shows a white vehicle driving off. The user who posted the clip claimed it was a “video of the driver driving away.”

The VVMPD said, “No extension, exposures, civilian or responder injuries were reported. No residents were displaced, nor businesses impacted.”

The suspects currently remain at large, and authorities said the investigation remains ongoing.

The Las Vegas Fire & Rescue and the Aria Resort and Casino did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for further information on June 14.

Another social media user described the incident in a post as a “big explosion” that took place “right in front of the Aria.”

An additional angle, shared by News.com.au, showed an overhead view of the scene, as officers pointed out the fire to each other.

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Other witnesses described the sound as a “huge boom.”

“We heard the bang, luckily, I was able to get video from somebody that was recording it,” one TikTok user said, adding, “Everybody stay safe out here in Las Vegas, baby. This was crazy. Never in my life would I have ever expected this.”

The fire took place several days after a shooting occurred on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, June 8, when two people were fatally shot while livestreaming on their YouTube channel, according to the Associated Press.

The victims were identified as Tanisha Finley, 43, and Rodney Finley, 44, while the suspect, Manuel D. Ruiz, surrendered the following day and now faces two counts of open murder with a deadly weapon.