His taxi blew up — and incredibly he got ticketed for blocking the road.
A cabby who found himself marooned in the relentless snow early yesterday at Second Avenue and 71st Street pulled an all-too-common maneuver: Hit the gas until you’re free.
But when the driver did that, his car caught fire and then exploded.
The fire was extinguished by the FDNY at 3:10 a.m.
At 5:20 a.m., the NYPD hit the car with a ticket and summons for impeding traffic when a tow truck didn’t arrive soon enough to move the burned-out vehicle.
“After waiting 2½ hours at the location, the officers issued a summons,” a police source said.
“These officers were taken away from their emergency duties to baby-sit this car,” the source added.
That cab fire was actually one of three yesterday morning — all on the Upper East Side.
It’s likely the other two suffered a similar fate, with drivers spinning their wheels.
No injuries were reported.