This Made The Morning So Exciting

There was a fire today across the street from my office, around 53rd and 7th in Midtown. I’m not sure how it happened, but a cab just burst into flames. The funny part is that the first person on the scene was the security guard in my building. The one who pesters me for my ID even when I’ve been gone for a tiny 2 minute coffee run. He was out there in a flash.

Anyways, the cab’s tires exploded at some point, not to mention the fact that the poor woman who sells framed pictures of NYC street signs lost like, ALL her shit. No one, as far as I know, was in the cab, and none of the police officers or firemen were harmed. Here are some pictures I took.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPDATE: Here are a few pictures from my friend, Daniella. You can really see the effects of the fire here.

And here are some other pictures, after the fire.

And a video from my co-worker, Andrew…