From the New York Post: Seven firefighters were injured when a car exploded in the Bronx, sending a giant fireball into the sky on Wednesday evening, authorities said.
The smoke-eaters were responding to a fire in front of a building between Intervale Avenue and Kelly Street in Longwood when the blast occurred around 7:06 p.m., according to the FDNY.
The explosion was captured in jaw-dropping footage that shows billowing flames and plumes of smoke towering over the street.
“There was a lot of garbage and debris on the sidewalk that was on fire. There were a couple of cars on fire. And shortly after we arrived on the scene, there was some sort of explosion, a large fireball,” Chief of Department John Esposito said at a news conference late Wednesday.
The fire reportedly started with the garbage fire, and then spread to the cars.
A Facebook post by Joe DiRusso explains, “Please pray for my brother in law FDNY LT Richard Iavarone . He was injured in the bronx when a car blew up that had ion batteries in the truck. Him and four other firefighters were injured.”
The media shared a video of the moment the explosion occurred:
Another terrifying video was submitted by someone living in a high-rise apartment who filmed the fire down on the street. Suddenly, the massive explosion occurs, shooting a fireball up into the air right in front of the apartment window.
Wait for it….
FDNY announced in a post on social media:
On Wednesday night, FDNY members responded to multiple calls for a fire at 955 Westchester Avenue in the Bronx. Firefighters arrived to find multiple cars and rubbish piles on fire. While on scene, an explosion occurred injuring seven firefighters.
“The explosion injured seven firefighters, five of them with burns to the hands and the face. Three of them are being admitted. The burns are considered serious, but non-life threatening. Our firefighters are awake, alert and speaking, but they have some serious burns, and we’ll be praying for them.
With quick action by our Emergency Medical Service, they were transported to Jacobi Hospital, where they were given great care by Jacobi Hospital emergency personnel in the trauma and burn center,” said Chief of Department John Esposito.
FDNY Fire Marshals are working to determine the cause of the fire.
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