Abandoned Car Catches Fire

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – At around 7:30 this evening an abandoned car that had been parked in an alleyway between Crown and Montgomery Streets and Schenectady and Troy Avenues caught fire, residents called 911 and FDNY reasponded within moments.

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Smoke and flames were visible from the streets, creating much confusion as to where the fire was, while the car kept burning FDNY had a hard time getting water hoses to the car, other firefighters kept the surrounding area wet with water from fire extinguishers so the fire does not spread.

Finally they got the hoses all the way in and had the fire out within moments. It is unknown who owns the car and no one stepped forward with such a claim. Kids that live on the block all said that the car had been there for months and they had not seen it move. It is unknown what started the fire.