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Car Explosion Frightens Residents

A car caught fire and then exploded at the corner of Lefferts and Troy Avenue in Crown Heights Friday night, frightening residents. Full Story, Photos, Video

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Inaccurate Version
November 2, 2019 10:00 pm

That’s entirely nonsense. There was a transformer explosion underground which burst through and set the car above it on fire. There were popping sounds coming from the car as watched it burn by the flames consuming it, but the exploding noise was not at all from the car it was from the underground explosion that shook the entire block and flickered our lights. Immediately after the boom the car could be seen with just a small amount of flames under it, it went up in flames a few minutes later.

Explosion on Lefferts
Reply to  Inaccurate Version
November 3, 2019 5:13 am

could have come from the car as well when the gas tank heated up, ignited and exploded. Was there also. And yes it seemed the fire department took about 15 minutes to show up after the initial explosion.

electricity was blinking prior to explosion
November 2, 2019 11:52 pm

electricity was blinking prior to explosion . Then a huge explosion like a bomb and small fire under the car and on the side walk slowly consumed the car.

Firefighters came 10 minutes later. Very late…

ברוך השם אף אחד לא נפגע..
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Was so scary!!
November 3, 2019 8:09 am

The firemen came so late, it’s a Miracle that the fire didn’t spread.

MIRACLE
November 3, 2019 1:15 pm

Its a miracle it happend friday night , and not a other morning or latter afternoon as at that intersection many school busses are stopping , ohalei thorah beis Rivka bus etc

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