CAR CATCHES FIRE AND EXPLODES IN LOWER MANHATTAN NEAR NEW YORK CITY'S CHARGING BULL STATUE

A CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED ON TUESDAY IN LOWER MANHATTAN, SENDING A PLUME OF SMOKE INTO THE AIR NEAR NEW YORK CITY'S FAMOUS CHARGING BULL STATUE ON BROADWAY IN THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT; THE EXPLOSION WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO AND CIRCULATED WIDELY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SHOWING HEAVY BLACK SMOKE AND FLAMES ENGULFING THE VEHICLE; NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT CREWS RESPONDED TO THE SCENE; NO INJURIES WERE IMMEDIATELY REPORTED; THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND AUTHORITIES HAD NOT ISSUED A FORMAL STATEMENT ON WHETHER THE INCIDENT WAS ACCIDENT-RELATED OR OTHERWISE, ACCORDING TO ABC NEWS.