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Brooklyn Bridge catches fire during Fourth of July fireworks display
NY Post ^ | July 4, 2026 | David Spector and Jennifer Bain

Posted on 07/04/2026 7:18:34 PM PDT by rdl6989

Flames erupted on the Brooklyn Bridge as fireworks were being shot from it during Macy’s July 4 display over the East River.

Video shows a plume of smoke emerging from a flaming section of the bridge as fireworks soar and burst around it Saturday night. Two other sections also appeared to burn as the pyrotechnics were being shot from the span.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; US: New York
KEYWORDS: brooklynbridge; kathyhochul; newyork; newyorkcity; sensationalism; zohranmamdani

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Part of the bridge caught fire.
1 posted on 07/04/2026 7:18:34 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989

Not much going well in NYC lately


2 posted on 07/04/2026 7:21:03 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: rdl6989

ManCommie’s fault.


3 posted on 07/04/2026 7:23:41 PM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: rdl6989

Anything to stop the LONG traditional fireworks.


4 posted on 07/04/2026 7:24:36 PM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Mon-dummy’s wife is out of the country and has an alibi, praise Allah.


5 posted on 07/04/2026 7:24:53 PM PDT by llevrok (Voter apathy wins elections for liberals.)
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To: rdl6989

Should be thankful the Ugandan didn’t have it blown up.


6 posted on 07/04/2026 7:27:29 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: llevrok

LOL!


7 posted on 07/04/2026 7:27:41 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: rdl6989

What part of that bridge is flammable? I’ve driven over it many times. Never saw a decent fuel source.

The tubes of the already-shot fireworks DO often catch fire. Not a big deal. Bunch of cardboard and a little wood burns.

It’ll be interesting to see if this was really anything or not.


8 posted on 07/04/2026 7:29:55 PM PDT by Blueflag (To not carry is to choose to be defenseless.)
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To: rdl6989

Is that frickin’ bridge back east built out of wood?
What would burn on a concrete bridge?


9 posted on 07/04/2026 7:30:56 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: Blueflag

Some video here:

https://x.com/i/status/2073590988069646719


10 posted on 07/04/2026 7:31:31 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: Blueflag
What part of that bridge is flammable?

The parts that hold 5 gallon cans of gasoline.

11 posted on 07/04/2026 7:32:44 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: rdl6989

It’s the new Duke of New York’s fault.


12 posted on 07/04/2026 7:34:54 PM PDT by equaviator (Nobody's perfect. That's why they put pencils on erasers!)
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To: Blueflag

asphalt?


13 posted on 07/04/2026 7:36:05 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple ((Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere))
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To: Blueflag

I believe the pedestrian level (above the traffic section) is made of wood.


14 posted on 07/04/2026 7:37:47 PM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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To: rdl6989

Article says…

“All the fires burned out after a minute, a Post reporter observed.”


15 posted on 07/04/2026 7:46:55 PM PDT by chuck allen
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Do people know this evening’s show was forced to start early and finish earlier. Less than 45 min. Now people are saying it was a worry about rain and lightning, yet rain will begin in about 45 min. No one watching had a drop fall on them. It is interesting that City Hall is blaming the NOAA and NYPD. Yet I am fully convinced that Mamdani and his commie coterie are responsible since it is known he wanted to diminish the city’s celebration. Can’t wait for 9/11


16 posted on 07/04/2026 7:53:54 PM PDT by xkaydet65 (3)
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To: rdl6989

I don’t suppose that you’d be
interested in buying the
Brooklyn Bridge?

We’re having a fire 🔥🔥🔥 sale
here at Discount Bridges, Inc.


17 posted on 07/04/2026 7:59:40 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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Seriously hope no one was hurt 🤕


18 posted on 07/04/2026 8:00:13 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Texas Eagle

LMAO!


19 posted on 07/04/2026 8:02:36 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: rdl6989

From the grease that covers NYC from what I remember as a kid, surprising the whole place does not catch fire!


20 posted on 07/04/2026 8:22:37 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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