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Explosion at Con Ed substation in Manhattan (Original Post)
brooklynite
Oct 2012
OP
valerief
(53,235 posts)1. Wow! nt
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)2. OMG!
Was there a lot of damage? Was this near any homes?
alittlelark
(18,890 posts)3. Did you take the vid?
JesterCS
(1,827 posts)4. George Takei linked this vid on FB
All I can say is holy hell. Looks like a Nuclear Bomb was dropped it got so bright.
oswaldactedalone
(3,491 posts)5. Hope that's not a manned facility
That seems like a devastating explosion.
Confusious
(8,317 posts)6. With the wind and all
Something probably got knocked over and is shorting out.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)7. That was bright enough to cause temporary blindness.