A parked vehicle with a gas cylinder exploded on a NYC street, damaging homes and cars, officials said

A parked SUV containing gas cylinders and other flammable materials exploded on a residential street in New York City on Friday, damaging homes, other vehicles and overhead power lines, fire officials said. Deputy Fire Chief George Healy said at a press conference at the scene of the explosion in the borough of Queens that there was a miraculous absence of damage.
The dramatic moment the vehicle exploded in a fireball was captured on doorbell camera footage.
The fire department also posted videos and photos of the charred wreckage and surrounding devastation, including homes with blown out windows and heavily damaged cars.
Haley said the explosion occurred at 6:45 a.m. in the South Ozone Park section of Queens.
The destroyed vehicle was being used in construction work and had several pressurized cylinders, one of which had failed and exploded, he said.
Some lithium-ion batteries were also stored in the car, although they were not compromised.
All told, five homes and five vehicles were damaged, Haley said.
“The general public should be very aware of the safety we need to use when using pressurized cylinders and lithium-ion batteries,” he added. “So please make sure that if you have these devices, they are stored properly and safely in a way that prevents any kind of injury or damage.”