Photo by Alex.
A Porsche caught fire on 73rd street in front of the Apple Bank at about 5 p.m. on Thursday. FDNY got the call at 5:09 and no one was reported injured, a spokesman told us. It’s not clear what caused the fire.
I’m no car guy, but isn’t that a Porsche 911? If so, the engine would be in the rear. So what exactly caught fire? Any car or fire guys/gals out there?
Check out some more photos below, and thanks to everyone who sent them in.
#FDNY putting out a Porsche on fire in front of the Apple Bank on W. 73rd St. A case of too much cash to burn? pic.twitter.com/ydM6Q59mMR
— Ted Todorov (@tedtodorov) May 15, 2014
CARS JUST CASUALLY ON FIRE OUT HERE ON BROADWAY YOU KNOW ? pic.twitter.com/wpbjuh0H8X
— Young Scorsese (@_WadeWhiskey_) May 15, 2014
@westsiderag car fire on 73rd and broadway today. pic.twitter.com/qIHPR9ixG7
— Sophie Harris (@sosimplysophie_) May 15, 2014
The gas tank is in the front. Great car. So sad.
I blame the bike lobby 🙂
Thanks for a great Monday morning laugh DMH!
Porsche caught fire? Aww.
Guess you gotta get a new one.
Porsche is the new Pinto
That photo at the top by Alex was really well done. Excellent placement. You have a fire in the background of an expensive car in front of a bank with an older looking gentleman running in the foreground. Great example of photo journalism.
Weegee-esque?
lets see it in black and white!
The ghosts of Needle park want you and your money to flee the area as soon as possible
Another jounalist blown up?
It seems oddly strange that the Porsche is the ONLY vehicle in front if the bank. Was it parked? Left idle? Was anyone in it? Was it traveling down Broadway? Did the smoke damage the outside of the bank? Hmmmm.
Normal cars aren’t allowed to park there. As you can see from the photo, that’s the right-turn lane, used by the 104 bus as well as car traffic.
However, since this was a Porsche, the rules for ordinary people don’t apply.
I remember the old days when rich people just burned $100 bills