{"id":30339,"date":"2025-11-06T03:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T03:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/30339\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T03:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T03:48:10","slug":"firefighters-hurt-after-van-explodes-in-bronx-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/30339\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters hurt after van explodes in Bronx, New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Multiple firefighters were injured after a burning car reportedly erupted in a massive explosion Wednesday evening in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">New York City<\/a>, a police spokesperson told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Authorities said the blast originated from a vehicle at 7:13 p.m. in a mixed residential and commercial area of the Bronx, near Fox Street and Westchester Avenue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Police said three FDNY firefighters were transported to local hospitals in stable condition, while preliminary reports from <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/05\/us-news\/6-fdny-firefighters-injured-after-jaw-dropping-nyc-car-explosion-blasts-fireball-into-night-sky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Post<\/a> indicated that six responders were hurt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A video posted on social media showed flames erupting near what appeared to be a white commercial van, moments before an explosion sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/fires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">massive fireball<\/a> and plumes of smoke several stories into the air.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/dramatic-video-shows-catastrophic-ups-plane-disaster-left-least-dead-injured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">DRAMATIC VIDEO SHOWS &#8216;CATASTROPHIC&#8217; UPS PLANE DISASTER THAT LEFT AT LEAST 7 DEAD, 11 INJURED<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bronx-fireball.gif\" alt=\"gif of fireball explosion\" width=\"2025\" height=\"11\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A massive fireball erupted in the Bronx, New York City, on Nov. 5, 2025. (Jaylee.King)<\/p>\n<p>Multiple smaller explosions were also caught on camera, lighting up the night with electrical sparks into the night sky with sharp popping sounds.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the explosion remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bronx-fire-001.jpg\" alt=\"Bronx fire\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A white van caught on fire shortly before a massive explosion occurred in the Bronx, New York City, on Nov. 5, 2025. (Jaylee.King)<\/p>\n<p>The fire was reportedly under control by 8:19 p.m. NYPost added, citing the authorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police say this is an ongoing incident.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/p>\n<p>Bonny Chu is a Digital Production Assistant at Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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