Car catches fire and explodes near New York's Charging Bull statue

MANHATTAN, New York -- A car caught fire and exploded Tuesday in Lower Manhattan, sending thick black smoke into the air near the Charging Bull.

Police and firefighters responded to reports of a car fire near Broadway and Stone Street around 5:42 p.m., according to the FDNY.

Videos from the scene show the car, which appeared to be MTA-affiliated, parked on the side of the road before quickly being consumed by the fire as onlookers awaited for the fire department to arrive.

Firefighters extinguished the flames shortly before 7 p.m.

No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.