Alien invasion in NYC? Bright flickering light caused by ConEd electrical emergency
Bright blue lights illuminated New York City on Thursday night, confusing, frightening and later inspiring residents, who tweeted countless jokes and observations about what turned out to be an explosion at a Con Edison substation. There were no reported injuries.
Minutes after the explosion, Con Edison told the Eagle that ‘a couple of transformers tripped’ at 20th Avenue and 32nd Street, casting a bright light over the area. Later in the evening, a Con Edison spokesman said the explosion actually “involved some of our large electrical equipment.”
“We initially thought it was transformers, but now looked like it was not transformers,” he said. “Our crews arrived and FDNY arrived, but the fire put itself out before FDNY came.”
The explosion caused some homes to lose power, according to the live Con Edison outage map, and grounded flights at LaGuardia airport until about 11 p.m. A Con Edison spokesman said LaGuardia quickly changed to back up generators.
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