One dead, five injured after multiple cars explode into flames after accident on the Brooklyn Bridge

A fiery crash involving multiple cars on the Brooklyn Bridge this morning left one dead and five injured:

1 dead, 5 injured in multiple vehicle fire on the Brooklyn Bridge. pic.twitter.com/8aR1dLNudg

— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) November 21, 2018

Video from the scene:

One person is dead after an accident on the Brooklyn Bridge led to this 3-car fire during the Wednesday morning commute. https://t.co/Kv1a0LH0m4 pic.twitter.com/6GughA8bCU

— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) November 21, 2018

Update: 1 person killed in fiery crash on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Read more: https://t.co/JfW9kiU7Q6 pic.twitter.com/Th6G8Tb6kq

— WPEC CBS12 News (@CBS12) November 21, 2018

Traffic was snarled as the FDNY fought the blaze:

Brooklyn Bridge closed both ways with two cars on fire on the Brooklyn-bound side. #MorningsOn1 pic.twitter.com/PhgEOfSQJt

— Jamie Stelter (@JamieStelter) November 21, 2018

Now Brooklyn Bridge pic.twitter.com/MVCOEY0oaD

— Pinbout (@Pinbout) November 21, 2018

The aftermath:

#FDNY members are operating on scene of multiple vehicles on fire on the Brooklyn Bridge. There is one civilian fatality reported. The fire has been knocked down. pic.twitter.com/cPG5WVGazA

— FDNY (@FDNY) November 21, 2018

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