BREAKING: Bus Explosion & Fire in New York City – Photos

Gateway Pundit ^ | Thursday, April 5, 2012, 11:32 PM | Jim Hoft

[My Favorite Headache]

A team of dispatchers – New York City Alerts is reporting: Brooklyn: *Bus On Fire* Box #2748. 7 Ave & 92 St. U/D; units repotring a MTA bus exploded involving 6 cars. NY01

Brooklyn: *Bus On Fire* 7 Ave & 92 St. U/D; EMS treating 7 victims, 1 in serious condition likely to die. Fire is knocked down. NY01

UPDATE: A bus and six cars were torched in the blaze.
The New York Daily News reported:

A twin-size mattress that ended up under an MTA bus is being blamed for sparking a bizarre Thursday night Brooklyn blaze that left the bus and six parked cars torched.

[My Favorite Headache]

[RedhairRedhair]

My car!

[null and void]

Please keep us updated.

[ETL]

"7 Ave & 92 St."

7th ave and 92nd street, if it existed, would be inside Central Park.

[matt1234]

OP says Brooklyn. Different numbering scheme?

[matthew fuller]

Homeland Security has announced that there is no evidence of terrorism.

[LibertyRocks]

Stay safe, and thank you for the heads up. Correct me if I’m wrong, but is this not a majority Jewish area? And, is this the SAME borough that was vandalized on the anniversary of Kristallnacht?

Any word on the streets as far as who? I have to admit the poster warning from Al Qaeda, the fact that Israel has dealt with exploding buses for a LONG time now, Egypt shoots a missile into Israel today, the Muslim Brotherhood is LITERALLY IN the White House, and now this - on the *eve* of Passover? I’m not likely to believe any claims that this was NOT some sort of terrorist attack, frankly.

[Moonman62]

The bus ran over a mattress and the springs ruptured the gas tank.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/mattress-sparks-bizarre-bus-blaze-cars-torched-brooklyn-article-1.1057175?localLinksEnabled=false

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[El Gato]

Homeland Security has announced that there is no evidence of terrorism.

Before they even left their offices. Or so one should presume.

[My Favorite Headache]

Man...Gateway Pundit sure did paint a totally different picture...ditto NY1.

[Moonman62]

The bus ran over a mattress. See post #9.

[Jonty30]

And we would believe them, because?

[ETL]

Oops!!! Never mind!! I know! They’re talking about Brooklyn. Sorry, been a loooong day.

[Outlaw Woman]

Oh come on. That doesn't even pass the smell test. A bus running over a mattress and the springs ruptured the tank? What kind of idiots do they think we are...don't answer that because there must be plenty since so many voted for the marxist.

Springs from a mattress rupturing the gas tank. Just like a mosquito bite can take down an elephant.

[freedumb2003]

>>Homeland Security has announced that there is no evidence of terrorism.<<
Great initial info — thanks for doing the research Matthew!

Prayers for the folks in NY (just east of me here) that they are not in harm’s way.

[easternsky]

Mattress dont have springs do they?

[Lancey Howard]

[LibertyRocks]

At least there were witnesses, otherwise I don’t know if I’d likely believe this scenario - especially not after the last few days... I think I’ll go to bed now before my despair at what is happening to our world doesn’t get any more *supportive* evidence! ;)

[Outlaw Woman]

My what a fast determination...

[Jonty30]

somebody sleeps dangerously.

[PghBaldy]

Is that a joke, or did they really? I wouldn’t be surprised if they did, but it is annoying.

[Joe 6-pack]

"The bus ran over a mattress and the springs ruptured the gas tank."

I thought New York was the city that never sleeps...

[heartwood]

If I was a terrorist, I’d blow it up during rush hour. Not after midnight.

My vote’s on the mattress.

[LibertyRocks]

No doubt, huh? I’m POSITIVE they tested that *bedding* already, and the gas tank! right? Move along... nothing to see here. Just a bombed out bus on Passover in Brooklyn - carry on, please!

Yeah, I’ll come back to think about this in the morning, but I’m pretty sure my original gut reaction is correct.

[ETL]

OP says Brooklyn.

Yes, I realized that after I posted the map. I work a few blocks from what would be 96th and 7th Ave in Manhattan (7th ave gets cutoff by Central Park at 59th Street, aka Central Park South). I just now got home from work (at 1AM). Also under meds from bad toothache and infection. Need a good sleep badly.

[Ken H]

The bus ran over a mattress and the springs ruptured the gas tank.

That seems like a pretty blanket statement.

[Godwin1]

That is a Manhattan map. New York City has five “boroughs.” Brooklyn and Manhattan are two of the five, the others being Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. Looks like the accident took place in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn

[Outlaw Woman]

Why? New York never sleeps. Is there a large Jewish community in that area?

Mattress...puhlease...

[peeps36]

Those must be some long springs to reach all the way up to the gas tank. What was the tank made of cloth?

[Jonty30]

I’d need to see a demonstration of this before I could believe it.

If this is probable, it should be repeatable.

[heartwood]

I don’t think the Jewish community is filling up the buses at this hour.

Passover starts tomorrow I think. People should stay alert if there is terrorist chatter.

[Outlaw Woman]

Mine doesn’t it but dang, the box springs are present and trying to work their way up. IT’s the fat cats that I allow to sleep on the bed. I just know it... :)

[Moonman62]

I was on the front seat of a bus that had to swerve to miss a dining room set on I-95. When you’re in an area that’s been settled by the third world, it’s not that uncommon.

[Outlaw Woman]

I didn’t think they were. Never crossed my mind.

[Shadowstrike]

If the springs are that strong, no wonder someone threw it out.

[presently no screen name]

Sleep well and thanks for the map!

[ETL]

Lol. Thanks.

[Ramius]

I hear yah... But then again... If you were going to make up a story to explain a bus explosion, would you make up ~this~ story? Sometime the sheer implausibility is evidence enough. :-)

[meatloaf]

I thought those buses had diesel engines. Diesel doesn’t flash like gasoline.

[presently no screen name]

Egypt shoots a missile into Israel today

I didn't know that. So that's what hillary's comment was about - it's better for ALL if Israel works on diplomacy.

[Ezekiel]

A bus running over a mattress and the springs ruptured the tank? What kind of idiots do they think we are...

Another center fuel tank explosion? :-/

[Hieronymus]

I wouldn’t make this story up, but if the government flunkee who is the highest one on duty at this particular moment might not be very bright. The diesel post following yours makes a very good point.

[Gasshog]

Cmon kids, lets all sing! (the bear went over the mountain)

“The bus ran over a mattress
“The bus ran over a mattress
“The bus ran over a mattressssss
And purportedly blew up!

[presently no screen name]

All I could think of is a tooth infection and a holiday weekend as I’ve been there. And I do like the map/Central Park and surrounding area.

[presently no screen name]

“The bus ran over a mattress
“The bus ran over a mattress
And a spring sprang up up
And the bus, the bus went down.

[Outlaw Woman]

Odd, nothing about this is coming up on Twitter at all.

[presently no screen name]

Cmon kids, lets all sing!

And the kids said, "Mommy, can that REALLY happen"?

And a new phobia started - mabusaphobia.

[4woodenboats]

If you hear it rocking, don’t bother knocking!