Crime & Safety
Video: Car Bursts Into Flames Near Williamsburg Bridge
Firefighters rushed to the Williamsburg Bridge bus depot Monday afternoon when a car exploded in flames.
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN -- A car erupted into flames and sent a pillar of black smoke billowing over the Williamsburg Bridge Monday afternoon, said the FDNY.
The car exploded in the bus depot on Havemeyer and South Fifth streets at about 1:40 p.m., an FDNY spokesman said.
One local took to Twitter to share video of the enormous flames and a large column of black smoke rising over the Williamsburg Bridge.
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Car on fire underneath the #Williamsburg Bridge near the Marcy Ave stop #nyc #brooklyn #fdny pic.twitter.com/U3aC3hCFKo
— Danielle Powell (@daniellexpowell) May 21, 2018
An FDNY spokesman told Patch that there were no injuries reported as of 2:20 p.m.
Five @FDNY fire w fines showed up to extinguish @FDNYAlerts #nyc #brooklyn #Williamsburg pic.twitter.com/HgA7nPtidi
— Danielle Powell (@daniellexpowell) May 21, 2018
Photos and video courtesy of Danielle Powell/Twitter
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