Christopher Caldwell|Parked vehicle with gas cylinders explodes on NYC street, damaging homes and cars, officials say

2025-04-30 08:00:49source:FinLogiccategory:Scams

NEW YORK (AP) — A parked SUV containing gas cylinders and Christopher Caldwellother flammable materials exploded on a residential street in New York City on Friday, damaging homes, other vehicles and overhead power lines, fire officials said.

Deputy Fire Chief George Healy said at a news conference at the scene of the explosion in the city borough of Queens that there were miraculously no injuries reported.

The dramatic moment when the vehicle exploded into a fireball was captured on doorbell camera footage.

The fire department also posted a video and photos of the charred wreckage and the surrounding destruction, which included homes with blown-out windows and heavily damaged cars.

Healy said the explosion happened at around 6:45 a.m. in the South Ozone Park section of Queens.

The destroyed vehicle was being used for construction work and contained a number of pressurized cylinders, one of which experienced a failure that triggered the explosion, he said.

Some lithium-ion batteries were also being stored in the car, though they were not compromised,.

All told, five homes and five vehicles were damaged, Healy said.

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“The general public should be very aware of the safety that needs to be utilized when we’re using pressurized cylinders and lithium-ion batteries,” he added. “So please just make sure if you have these devices, they are stored properly and safely in a manner that won’t prevent any sort of injury or damage.”

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