Panic as New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge erupted in flames during the Macy’s July 4 fireworks extravaganza on Saturday.
Video posted online showed a flume of smoke billowing into the sky from a ball of fire on the span over the East River as fireworks burst around it.
A spokesperson for the New York Police Department revealed it received a call about a fire on the bridge at 9.32pm, just about half an hour after the fireworks show started.
It was then extinguished by around 10pm.
The fire was ‘very likely’ caused by the fireworks extravaganza, the spokesperson noted.No injuries were reported.
But the unexpected site caused some panic in the crowd.
‘At first I thought it was supposed to happen, but then I was scared it would explode,’ Nearing Khoula, 24, a tourist from France, told the New York Post.’I thought the bridge was made of wood, so I was scared.’
