Overview
- FDNY crews responded around 7 p.m. to fires involving several cars and piles of trash at 955 Westchester Avenue when a vehicle exploded.
- Seven firefighters were injured, with five suffering burns to their hands and faces, according to official updates.
- Three firefighters were admitted to Jacobi Hospital with serious but not life-threatening burns, Chief John Esposito said.
- Emergency teams secured the area as video of a large fireball circulated widely on social media.
- Investigators are examining possible mechanical issues, hazardous materials or an intentional act, and road closures are causing traffic delays near Fox Street and Westchester Avenue.