{"id":237920,"date":"2026-05-20T12:26:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/237920\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T12:26:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:26:39","slug":"car-catches-fire-and-explodes-near-charging-bull-statue-in-lower-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/237920\/","title":{"rendered":"Car catches fire and explodes near Charging Bull statue in Lower Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"

MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) — A car caught fire and exploded Tuesday evening in Lower Manhattan, sending thick black smoke into the air near the Charging Bull.<\/p>\n

Police and firefighters responded to reports of a car fire near Broadway and Stone Street around 5:42 p.m., according to the FDNY.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Firefighters extinguished the flames shortly before 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.<\/p>\n

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