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AFirefighters-battle-midnight-transformer-blaze-1 transformer vault fire erupted early Wednesday morning in East Williamsburg, sending a fireball into the street, charring parked vehicles, and forcing the evacuation of a seven-story residential building at 101 Humboldt Street in Brooklyn. (See video below)

According to reports, FDNY crews responded to intense flames shooting from beneath the roadway. Firefighters detected carbon monoxide levels reaching 1,000 parts per million — a concentration that can quickly become life-threatening. Residents described seeing smoke rolling under parked cars before flames burst from the underground vault.

Two individuals were transported to Woodhull Medical Center for evaluation. Utility crews from Con Edison and National Grid responded, opening manholes, isolating gas lines, and shutting down utilities to prevent further danger.

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FDNY posts on cigarette fireInsights from our NYC Explosion and Fire Accident Lawyers

A shocking video released by the FDNY shows the moment a single flicked cigarette butt ignited a devastating explosion in the Bronx, seriously injuring seven firefighters and destroying multiple vehicles. The blast, which occurred around 7 p.m. on November 5 at Westchester Avenue and Fox Street in Longwood, is now being used by officials as a sobering reminder of the catastrophic consequences that can result from careless cigarette disposal.

The Chain Reaction That Led to the Explosion

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A man suffered severe burns in a sidewalk explosion in Queens last week.

57 year old Barry West was heading to his T-mobile store to pay his cell phone bill when a Coned underground transformer exploded sending a ball of fire through the sidewalk grate. The man was engulfed in the flames before he was able to move to safety. He suffered second degree burns in multiple areas of his face and body and was immediately hospitalized.  The man was still in the hospital a week after the accident. He told the NY Daily News that the explosion just came from nowhere. He felt he lost a lot of skin and was in so much pain that he could not work.

A similar explosion occurred at the same location exactly one day earlier and partially destroyed the front of a pizzeria next door  (read more and see video of the accident in the NY Daily News).

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