NEW YORK - The dark-colored sports utility vehicle which triggered the evacuation of Times Square on Saturday night was found to contain explosives, gasoline, propane and burned wires, a New York Fire Department officer told Reuters.

The officer, who did not give his name because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said a man was seen fleeing the car and police had protectively evacuated several blocks around the popular tourist area in the center of Manhattan in case there were other devices.

The officer said law enforcement at the scene of the sports utility vehicle -- which was smoking and from which popping sounds were heard earlier -- were treating the vehicle as a "failed device."

惊现神秘爆炸物 纽约时报广场关闭

纽约——纽约消防局的一名职员向路透社表示，由于发现一辆深色的SUV里装有炸药、汽油、丙烷和燃烧过的导线，周六晚上（警方）对时报广场采取了疏散行动。

由于没有被授权接受媒体采访，该名职员并没有透露自己的姓名，但他表示，一名男子被发现逃离该辆汽车，而位于曼哈顿中心的时报广场是热门的旅游点，为确保安全，警方已经对广场附近的几个街区采取力疏散行动，以防该区域还有其它的爆炸装置。

该名职员说，SUV现场有烟冒出而且早前曾经传出爆炸的声音，到场的执法人员将该SUV视为“未能引爆的（爆炸）装置”。