ByEyewitness News 
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:28PM
MANHATTAN, New York — A car caught fire and exploded Tuesday in Lower Manhattan, sending thick black smoke into the air near the Charging Bull.
Police and firefighters responded to reports of a car fire near Broadway and Stone Street around 5:42 p.m., according to the FDNY.
Videos from the scene show the car, which appeared to be MTA-affiliated, parked on the side of the road before quickly being consumed by the fire as onlookers awaited for the fire department to arrive.
Firefighters extinguished the flames shortly before 7 p.m.
No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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