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

[Ellipsis]

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...

[MineralMan]

1. Tesla?

[Ellipsis]

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

...about 3 hours ago.

It doesn't seem to have affected the market.

[MineralMan]

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

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]

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

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

[1WorldHope]

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

Maybe that is an idea whose time has come.