Posted on 07/18/2007 3:01:43 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs
I just hung up with a client located on the E40's in Manhattan. Tons of sirens to the point where he felt compelled to check on what was up.
He came back to the phone and said there had just been a massive explosion near their building, and that they were evacuating.
Any NYC Freepers have any information on this? Happened at 6 PM EDT or there abouts.
She is an expert in holes. She married one, too. :-)
Subways have just stopped in Manhattan according to MyFoxNY. There is a rumor out among the press coverage that there is also a building collapse.
The weird part of this is that the smoke seems white and light brown, not black like a transformer.
I’m looking at the live feed from a building cam from their website.
Sulphur reported. What do you make of it?
Now they are reporting a pungent sulfur smell in the area, and people getting sick.
maybe the stuff they add to natural gas to make it smell
I have a few good friends right there. Nice nabe once you get east of Second Ave.
thanks,,,winds coming from se, correct?
The live feed from MyFoxNY.com shows the scene.
Looks like a volcano of mud and steam.
This frame grab video image taken from WABC TV Eyewitness News shows the scene of a suspected steam explosion near Grand Central Station in Manhattan, Wednesday, July 18, 2007. The New York Police Department said a steam pipe exploded, and had no immediate detail on possible injuries. The NYPD said it does not appear to be terrorism-related. (AP Photo/WABC via AP Television News)
That smell again?
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New York police and fire officials arrive at the scene of a suspected steam explosion near Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan on Wednesday, July 18, 2007, during the evening rush hour. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Thats a lot of steam, they’ll need a water hammer.
"Isn't it a good thing that we have things like this happen from time to time, to test our first responders?"
What a dunderhead!
Fox News is now reporting it as a major steam pipe explosion—consistent with the white ‘smoke’ in photos posted here. Evidently it’s really steam, rather than smoke.
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