#Man busted for allegedly burning down NYC home with illegal fireworks

A 36-year-old man is facing an arson charge after burning down a Brooklyn house while playing with fireworks, authorities said Thursday.

Daniel Bend was arrested Thursday in connection to the June 24 blaze on E. 51 Street near Avenue N that broke out just before 9:30 p.m., according to the FDNY.

Fire Marshals caught Bend on surveillance footage shooting a Roman Candle into a first-floor window of the 2 1/2 story home. He had been firing the illegal pyrotechnics in the driveway with two others, fire officials said. 

Bend continues to set off the firecrackers for at least another 10 minutes before going inside to grab more fireworks and notices the fire, video from the neighbor’s house shows.

Once he spotted the blaze, Bend runs and grabs a hose to try to put out the flames — but gives up within a minute as the inferno surges out of control, the video shows. 

It took 60 firefighters to put out the blaze and the house was left charred and unlivable.

The fire is one of the latest incidents connected to illegal fireworks as city authorities see an uptick in residents setting off the pyrotechnics — a trend that has stretched throughout the country. 

Fire officials have confiscated nearly $37,000 in illegal fireworks over the last nine days and arrested 17 people, according to the FDNY.

“Our Fire Marshals will continue to actively enforce the laws relating to illegal possession and sales of fireworks in New York City,” Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said.