Luxury $45,000 Cadillac covered in Trump bumper stickers ‘bursts into flames’ after being parked overnight in an ultra-liberal Brooklyn neighborhood
- Some residents told local reporters the MAGA stickers could have sparked fire
- NY fire officials says investigations ongoing but no criminal intent suspected
A luxury red Cadillac adorned in Trump bumper stickers burst into flames in an ultra-liberal Brooklyn neighborhood – with some speculating the owner’s choice of decor may have sparked the fire
The $45,000 red car, complete with a Florida license plate, was parked on Carroll Street, in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn when it caught fire late on Friday evening, authorities said.
The 2018 Cadillac’s charred remains drew a crowd of gawking onlookers over the weekend, with a number speculating the MAGA (Make America Great Again) stickers could have been the reason the car went up in flames.
The car with its Trump bumper stickers had been parked by Carroll Gardens, in Brooklyn, New York when it burst into flames
The charred remains of the luxury red car drew in a crowd of onlookers over the weekend, with some residents speculating it went up in flames because of its Make America Great Again bumper stickers
Nina Sodhi, 44, who lives on the block described how the flames engulfed the car to the New York Daily News.
‘Flames were coming out of the middle of the car straight up like a column of fire,’ she said.
‘The police and firemen didn’t seem worried about the fire, so I assumed it wasn’t a bomb or anything bad. They put it out fast.’
New York fire officials are investigating the cause of the blaze but at this stage don’t believe there was any ill intent behind the fire
Another local, Eva Wolchover, 34, said the car was the talk of the neighborhood.
‘They left the car overnight on the street and it was a tourist attraction,’ she said. ‘Everyone was coming by and taking photos.’
Firefighters reportedly extinguished the blaze in 15 minutes.
The New York Fire Department said no arson or criminal intent is suspected, but investigations were ongoing.
The charred car has since been towed away.