Seven New York City firefighters were injured Wednesday evening after a car exploded while they were battling a fire in the Bronx, officials said.

The explosion happened around 7 p.m. on Westchester Avenue, near Intervale Avenue in Longwood, according to the FDNY.

Firefighters were responding to a blaze that had engulfed several piles of trash and parked cars when one of the vehicles suddenly exploded, sending a fireball into the sky.

FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito said seven firefighters were hurt in the blast, with five of them suffering burns to their hands and faces. Three of those firefighters were admitted to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, where they were treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries, he said.

“Our firefighters are awake, alert and speaking, but t

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