After the explosion of a transformer In a power plant owned by the Con Edison company in the New York borough of Queens, the sky over the metropolis of millions shimmered in an eerie blue on Friday night.
In a tweet, the New York police wrote that they would “investigate a transformer explosion at the Astoria East & North Queens Con Ed power plant.”
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ADVISORY: The lights you have seen throughout the city appear to have been from a transformer explosion at a Con Ed facility in Queens. The fire is under control, will update as more info becomes available. Follow @fdny, @NYPD114pct and @conedison. pic.twitter.com/fdzQKs1wVVTweet Embed:
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#FDNY is investigating a transformer incident in Queens at a @ConEdison location. The Department has received numerous calls for reports of explosions in the Long Island City and Astoria areas.
According to a tweet from New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio no one was injured in the incident; Con Edison is “currently investigating the failures”. Although the transport company MTA has electricity, there are delays in the timetable for line 7.
Many travelers also tweet about you Power failure at LaGuardia Airport in Queens. As Scott Ladd, spokesman for the airport administration, explained in an email to Insider, the electricity has mostly been running again since 10:20 p.m. (Thursday, Eastern Time). However, flight schedules in LaGuardia could be affected by the outage, Ladd added.
“Incoming flights can land, but some departures are held up. Travelers are strongly advised to inquire about the current status of their flights with the airlines. ”
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The energy supplier Con Edison confirmed the incident. It has “a brief electrical fire in our substation in Astoria [gegeben]which involved some electronic transformers and which resulted in a transmission drop in the area. We are currently investigating the cause of this incident. ”
Minutes later, Terence Monahan, chief of the New York Police Department, reported that everything is under control and there are no injuries.
Twitter users captured the ghostly blue:
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Something insane is happening in the sky above Manhattan right now. pic.twitter.com/elCqFLF0iUTweet Embed:
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This was the best gender revealing party ever… #astoria #queens #bluelight pic.twitter.com/pbmBLqzYYRTweet Embed:
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Apparently this is a fire at the Astoria Power plant – as seen from Jersey City. Hope everyone is ok! #nyc #queens #newyork #bluelight #bluelights #aliens #astoria #powerplant #fire #blackout #newyorkcity #besafe #electrical pic.twitter.com/D7XZZDZyEATweet Embed:
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Uhm why is the entire sky over Queens glowing? pic.twitter.com/mUiKINC8zq
This text has been translated from English.
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