"The CARELESS disposal of this cigarette caused a major explosion, injuring seven firefighters. Five of them were treated for serious burns to their arms and face, the FDNY posted on X. NEVER flick your cigarette butts! Properly extinguish cigarettes BEFORE throwing them away. The CARELESS disposal of this cigarette caused a major explosion, injuring seven firefighters. Five of them were treated for serious burns to their arms and face.NEVER flick your cigarette butts! Properly extinguish cigarettes BEFORE throwing them away. For more safety tips, pic.twitter.com/lvSIap2xFB FDNY (@FDNY) November 7, 2025 The explosion took place shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday at Westchester Ave. and Fox St. in Longwood. Three vehicles, including a firetruck, were also damaged in the blast."
"That's my work van right there. It blew up like something from a mafia movie, said a man who works as a roofer, and whose white Ford van was destroyed in the eruption. The fire spread like gasoline had been poured all over the place. The scene outside 1000 Fox St., where a trash fire spread to multiple vehicles on Nov. 5, 2025. Six firefighters were injured in the two explosions. (Kerry Burke / New York Daily News) A blue Toyota Camry was also destroyed. I got a call that my car was on fire, said the vehicle's owner, who did not want to be identified. It started in the trash and spread. I heard some firefighters were injured she said. I'm distraught."
A discarded cigarette butt ignited a trash fire in Longwood, Bronx near Westchester Avenue and Fox Street shortly after 7 p.m., triggering a large explosion. Seven firefighters were injured, with five treated for serious burns to their arms and faces. Multiple vehicles were destroyed or damaged, including a white Ford van, a blue Toyota Camry, and a firetruck. The blaze spread rapidly through trash and ignited adjacent vehicles before being brought under control around 8:19 p.m. Injured firefighters were transported to Jacobi Hospital by EMS. The FDNY warned to never flick cigarette butts and to fully extinguish cigarettes before disposal.
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