Fact Check: Viral Video Linked To Hezbollah Attack Is  Actually From A New York City Fire

New Delhi (Vishvas News). A video of a burning building is rapidly going viral on social media. The video is being shared with the claim that it shows a Hezbollah attack on the Israeli military headquarters.

Vishvas News investigated and found the claim to be false. The viral video is not from Israel, but from Manhattan, New York City, USA, where a massive fire broke out in an apartment building.

What is going viral?

Facebook user Nazim Khan Tirwadiya shared the viral video on April 15, 2026, with the caption, “Just got news that Hezbollah targeted the Israeli military headquarters, which is still burning and has not been brought under control. Several Israeli soldiers are reported to have been killed on the spot. Reports indicate that several soldiers are trapped. This footage clearly shows this.”

You can see the archived link of the post here.

Investigation

To verify the viral claim, we extracted several keyframes from the video and conducted a Google reverse image search. We found a longer version of the viral video on a YouTube channel called ‘FDNY Response Videos’. This video was shared on April 12, 2026. According to available information, the video is from Manhattan, New York City, where a six-story building in Midtown was engulfed in flames.

Based on the information we received, we searched Google using relevant keywords. We found a report related to the claim on the website of ‘abc7ny’, published on April 12, 2026. According to the report, “A massive fire broke out in an apartment in Manhattan. Firefighters struggled to control the blaze. The fire broke out in a six-story building around 6 a.m. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries during the emergency rescue operation. However, no other casualties were reported.”

Other news reports can be seen here.

We contacted Israeli fact-checker Uria Bar Mer about the video, who confirmed that the video is not from Israel. There has been no such attack on the military headquarters there, and the claim being circulated is false.

What is the context?

It is noteworthy that, according to media reports, post-ceasefire talks between Iran and the US in Pakistan have been inconclusive. Consequently, a Pakistani delegation is holding talks with Iranian officials to reconcile the two countries and initiate a new round of dialogue. Meanwhile, regarding the tensions between Israel and Lebanon, US President Donald Trump has stated that both countries are ready for peace talks and could meet in the US.

Lastly, we scanned the Facebook account of the user who shared the video with the false claim and found that the user identifies as a resident of Haryana and has over 5000 followers.

Conclusion: Vishvas News investigated and found that the viral video, claiming to show a Hezbollah attack on Israeli military headquarters, is from Manhattan, New York City, where a massive fire broke out in an apartment building.

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