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Ellipsis

(9,486 posts) Wed May 20, 2026, 10:46 AM Wednesday

A car exploded on wall street last night? I haven't seen this posted.

Is this for real?

Things got fiery fast in Lower Manhattan Tuesday evening ... when a vehicle burst into flames and exploded just steps away from NYC's iconic Charging Bull statue.

Take a look ... wild video from the Wall Street district shows thick black smoke pouring into the sky as the car -- which appeared to be affiliated with the MTA -- sat engulfed in flames near Broadway and Stone Street.

https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/20/car-explodes-lower-manhattan/#continued

"Modestly" suspicious...

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A car exploded on wall street last night? I haven't seen this posted. (Original Post) Ellipsis Wednesday OP

Tesla? MineralMan Wednesday #1

Don't know... What's weird though is this happened yesterday @5:42 and google doesn't show anything until... Ellipsis Wednesday #2

Car fires are no longer major news, really. MineralMan Wednesday #4

That must have been a PTSD moment for some folks LearnedHand Wednesday #3

Hmmm is that a tactic to get the billionaires attention? 1WorldHope Wednesday #5

MineralMan

(151,583 posts)

1. Tesla?

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2026, 11:11 AM

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Ellipsis

(9,486 posts)

2. Don't know... What's weird though is this happened yesterday @5:42 and google doesn't show anything until...

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #1)

Wed May 20, 2026, 11:18 AM

Wednesday

...about 3 hours ago.

It doesn't seem to have affected the market.

MineralMan

(151,583 posts)

4. Car fires are no longer major news, really.

Reply to Ellipsis (Reply #2)

Wed May 20, 2026, 11:27 AM

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EVs burn hot and smoky, for sure. Teslas sometimes just spontaneously burn. I wouldn't have one in my garage, for sure.

Here's a fun link to a site that tracks Tesla fires:

https://www.tesla-fire.com/

LearnedHand

(5,613 posts)

3. That must have been a PTSD moment for some folks

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2026, 11:22 AM

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That’s like 2 blocks from the former WTC site.

1WorldHope

(2,161 posts)

5. Hmmm is that a tactic to get the billionaires attention?

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2026, 11:33 AM

Wednesday

Maybe that is an idea whose time has come.

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