A massive car explosion that injured seven firefighters on a Bronx street Wednesday night was caused by someone tossing a lit cigarette onto the sidewalk, officials say. Two FDNY firefighters remain hospitalized. Five firefighters had serious burns on their hands and faces, New York City Fire Department officials said. They were expected to recover fully. Officials said the flames “quickly spread” to a number of nearby cars before a large explosion occurred. https://cbsn.ws/4oqqZDR | CBS News

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BREAKING NEWS: A two-alarm fire erupted in a Crown Heights building, according to the FDNY. https://bit.ly/4pcas6K | News 12 Brooklyn

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Late Saturday morning, the FDNY responded to a 5-alarm fire at 1740 East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx. The fire originated in a one-story auto body shop and extended to two nearby dwellings. Four Firefighters sustained minor injuries, and approximately sixteen residents were displaced. “When our units arrived, we had heavy fire throughout the motor vehicle repair shop. We attempted to enter and extinguish the fire, but there was a significant amount of fire and concerns about structural stability