Crime & Safety

Car Bursts Into Flames In Crown Heights

No one was injured in the Monday afternoon car fire at Carroll Street and Kingston Avenue.

A car burst into flames Monday afternoon in Crown Heights.
A car burst into flames Monday afternoon in Crown Heights. (Courtesy of Stone Fuglaar/@StoneF13)

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A car burst into flames near a Crown Heights intersection on Monday.

Photos and video from the fire at Carroll Street and Kingston Avenue spread on social media.

Firefighters received their first call on the fire at 3:14 p.m., authorities said. They arrived within minutes to find the fire mostly burned through.

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No one was injured in the fire, authorities said. They didn't have information on what sparked the fire.

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