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‘Loud boom’: Car bursts into flames at NYC’s Hudson Yards

A car burst into flames at Hudson Yards on Thursday — sending plumes of smoke into the air in Midtown and shocking onlookers.

The vehicle parked on West 33rd Street caught fire just before 11 a.m., with shocking videos and photos on social media showing it fully engulfed in flames, as first responders stood nearby.

“[I] was in the middle of an office video conference when we heard a loud boom,” a Twitter user going by the handle JarekFA — who posted a photo of the flaming car with thick black smoke billowing from it — told The Post in a message.

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A car burst into flames at Hudson Yards Thursday, shocking Midtown onlookers as smoke billowed in the street.
A car burst into flames at Hudson Yards Thursday, shocking Midtown onlookers as smoke billowed in the street. Citizen
The vehicle caught fire just before 11 a.m. this morning.
The vehicle caught fire just before 11 a.m. this morning.Citizen
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FDNY firefighters working to extinguish the car fire in Manhattan on November 17, 2022.
FDNY firefighters working to extinguish the car fire in Manhattan on November 17, 2022.Robert Miller
According to the FDNY, no one was injured in the fire.
According to the FDNY, no one was injured in the fire.Robert Miller
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The FDNY did not provide any information on what started the fire.Robert Miller
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“Looked outside and it was fully engulfed in flames. It was flaming for a good 5 minutes or so,” he said. “There was a second boom so we were concerned maybe another car blew up.”

The fire was caused by a mechanical problem and no suspicious activity was found, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

No one was injured in the blaze, the FDNY said.

The NYPD did not have any information on the blaze.