- The sky in New York City lit up an astonishing blue Thursday evening, after the explosion of an electrical transformer at a Con Edison facility in Queens.
- The 114th District of the New York Police Department said in a tweet “it is investigating a transformer explosion at the Astoria East & North Queens Con Ed power station.”
- Twitter users captured the blast’s blue glow.
New York’s skies glowed a mysterious blue on Thursday night, after the explosion of an electrical transformer at a facility of energy company Con Edison in the District of Queens.
The 114th District of the New York Police Department said in a tweet “it is investigating a transformer explosion at the Astoria East & North Queens Con Ed power station.”
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/fdzQKs1wVV
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 28, 2018
#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.
– FDNY (@FDNY) December 28, 2018
No one was injured, according to a tweet from Mayor Bill De Blasio, who also said the Con Edison company “is now assessing outages.” There were train delays on line 7, although the MTA (equivalent to the RATP in New York) was supplied.
Meanwhile, of travelers also tweeted about a power outage at LaGuardia Airport. Electricity at the airport was largely restored around 10:30 p.m., port authority representative Scott Ladd told INSIDER in an email Thursday evening. Scott Ladd said flight schedules at LaGuardia could be affected by the outage.
“Arriving flights may land, but some departures are delayed. Travelers are urged to check with their carrier for the latest information on flight status,” he said.
Con Edison acknowledged the incident on his Twitter account, confirming that there was “a brief electrical fire in our Astoria annex, which involves electrical transformers and has caused a decrease in transmission in the region”.
“We are currently investigating the cause of the incident,” the agency said.
A few minutes later, Terence Monahan, the head of the New York Police Department, said the incident was under control and that no injuries had been reported.
This eerie blue glow was captured by Twitter users:
#Queens #queensufo Transformer fire? pic.twitter.com/VRv3kjcf3V
— Mike Sunnucks (@mikesunx) December 28, 2018
Just saw a crazy bright blue light in New York, I couldn’t see where it was coming from or what it is. Anyone have any ideas? #bluelight #aliens #judgementday pic.twitter.com/PbVEbi1BAX
— Joe Miranda (@yabestpal) December 28, 2018
Watch blue light over Manhattan, New York which is considered to be transformer explosion (AKA aliens are landing).
— Neetu Garg (@NeetuGarg6) December 28, 2018
Original version: Sarah Gray/INSIDER
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