Dramatic video shows an MTA car exploding in an enormous fireball just steps from Wall Street’s iconic Charging Bull statue, sending screaming New Yorkers sprinting for safety. Footage showed the vehicle initially burning fiercely during the Tuesday evening rush hour just outside the MTA’s headquarters at 2 Broadway,

The fire broke out near Broadway and Stone Street around 5:42 p.m., according to fire officials.

A car caught fire and exploded near NYC’s Charging Bull statue in Lower Manhattan, sending thick smoke over Wall Street. No injuries reported as authorities investigate the cause

A car exploding near Wall Street sent frantic pedestrians fleeing for safety. Now the investigation into what caused the blast. NBC News’ Emilie Ikeda reports.