All hell broke loose in a busy part of Lower Manhattan on Tuesday evening after a vehicle burst into flames and exploded.
The scene unfolded around 5:42 p.m. Tuesday after a vehicle parked on the side of the road near Broadway and Stone Street went ablaze and exploded, leading thick black smoke to fill the air, according to the Fire Department of New York. Harrowing video footage emerging on social media shows several people screaming and fleeing the area en masse as the car abruptly caught flame.
The fire occurred in the heart of the Financial District near the Charging Bull, attracting heavy foot traffic…