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Astoria, Queens

Transformer Fire Inside Con Edison Plant After Lightning Strike

Reported Jul 8 at 5:05 PM · Updated Jul 8 at 7:03 PM · 114.6K Viewed

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Jul 8, 7:03PM

Firefighters advise they finally extinguished the transformer fire after a Con Edison white hat official arrived at the scene.

Jul 8, 5:48PM

Firefighters advise, according to Con Edison personnel, there is still an active transformer fire, and that power has been diverted from the area.

Jul 8, 5:31PM

Police on the scene advise no one is injured and no power lost.

Jul 8, 5:27PM

Firefighters on scene confirm the transformer fire was ignited by a lightning strike.

Jul 8, 5:17PM

Firefighters on the scene advise Con Edison officials have arrived and are about to shut power off in the building.

Jul 8, 5:13PM

Firefighters at the scene advise there is a transformer on fire inside the Con Edison plant. Additional firefighters outside report heavy smoke rising from a maintenance hole across the street.

Jul 8, 7:03PM

Firefighters advise they finally extinguished the transformer fire after a Con Edison white hat official arrived at the scene.

Jul 8, 5:48PM

Firefighters advise, according to Con Edison personnel, there is still an active transformer fire, and that power has been diverted from the area.

Jul 8, 5:31PM

Police on the scene advise no one is injured and no power lost.

Jul 8, 5:27PM

Firefighters on scene confirm the transformer fire was ignited by a lightning strike.

Jul 8, 5:17PM

Firefighters on the scene advise Con Edison officials have arrived and are about to shut power off in the building.

Jul 8, 5:13PM

Firefighters at the scene advise there is a transformer on fire inside the Con Edison plant. Additional firefighters outside report heavy smoke rising from a maintenance hole across the street.

Jul 8, 7:03PM

Firefighters advise they finally extinguished the transformer fire after a Con Edison white hat official arrived at the scene.

Jul 8, 5:48PM

Firefighters advise, according to Con Edison personnel, there is still an active transformer fire, and that power has been diverted from the area.

Jul 8, 5:31PM

Police on the scene advise no one is injured and no power lost.

Jul 8, 5:27PM

Firefighters on scene confirm the transformer fire was ignited by a lightning strike.

Jul 8, 5:17PM

Firefighters on the scene advise Con Edison officials have arrived and are about to shut power off in the building.

Jul 8, 5:13PM

Firefighters at the scene advise there is a transformer on fire inside the Con Edison plant. Additional firefighters outside report heavy smoke rising from a maintenance hole across the street.

Jul 8, 7:03PM

Firefighters advise they finally extinguished the transformer fire after a Con Edison white hat official arrived at the scene.

Jul 8, 5:48PM

Firefighters advise, according to Con Edison personnel, there is still an active transformer fire, and that power has been diverted from the area.

Jul 8, 5:31PM

Police on the scene advise no one is injured and no power lost.

Jul 8, 5:27PM

Firefighters on scene confirm the transformer fire was ignited by a lightning strike.

Jul 8, 5:17PM

Firefighters on the scene advise Con Edison officials have arrived and are about to shut power off in the building.

Jul 8, 5:13PM

Firefighters at the scene advise there is a transformer on fire inside the Con Edison plant. Additional firefighters outside report heavy smoke rising from a maintenance hole across the street.

Jul 8, 7:03PM

Firefighters advise they finally extinguished the transformer fire after a Con Edison white hat official arrived at the scene.

Jul 8, 5:48PM

Firefighters advise, according to Con Edison personnel, there is still an active transformer fire, and that power has been diverted from the area.

Jul 8, 5:31PM

Police on the scene advise no one is injured and no power lost.

Jul 8, 5:27PM

Firefighters on scene confirm the transformer fire was ignited by a lightning strike.

Jul 8, 5:17PM

Firefighters on the scene advise Con Edison officials have arrived and are about to shut power off in the building.

Jul 8, 5:13PM

Firefighters at the scene advise there is a transformer on fire inside the Con Edison plant. Additional firefighters outside report heavy smoke rising from a maintenance hole across the street.

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Comments

surgeeJul 8 at 5:10 PM

Tbt to when some power plant blew up and the sky was blue for a minute

nyca111Jul 8 at 7:07 PM

@pjc93 no that happened here

nickkmetJul 8 at 5:06 PM

My power flickered on and off. I guess this is probably why.

veroplaneJul 8 at 5:29 PM

@nickkmet mine too. It was awesome.

kschuJul 8 at 5:10 PM

Anyone else lose Internet? (Spectrum)

sgm228Jul 8 at 5:29 PM

@kschu lost fios but came right back after it reset itawld

gay420Jul 8 at 5:06 PM

is this why my lights jsut flickered out of nowhere 😭

MiciahJul 8 at 5:06 PM

@gay420 my power went out for a few minutes

surgeeJul 8 at 5:10 PM

Tbt to when some power plant blew up and the sky was blue for a minute

nyca111Jul 8 at 7:07 PM

@pjc93 no that happened here

nickkmetJul 8 at 5:06 PM

My power flickered on and off. I guess this is probably why.

veroplaneJul 8 at 5:29 PM

@nickkmet mine too. It was awesome.

kschuJul 8 at 5:10 PM

Anyone else lose Internet? (Spectrum)

sgm228Jul 8 at 5:29 PM

@kschu lost fios but came right back after it reset itawld

gay420Jul 8 at 5:06 PM

is this why my lights jsut flickered out of nowhere 😭

MiciahJul 8 at 5:06 PM

@gay420 my power went out for a few minutes

surgeeJul 8 at 5:10 PM

Tbt to when some power plant blew up and the sky was blue for a minute

nyca111Jul 8 at 7:07 PM

@pjc93 no that happened here

nickkmetJul 8 at 5:06 PM

My power flickered on and off. I guess this is probably why.

veroplaneJul 8 at 5:29 PM

@nickkmet mine too. It was awesome.

kschuJul 8 at 5:10 PM

Anyone else lose Internet? (Spectrum)

sgm228Jul 8 at 5:29 PM

@kschu lost fios but came right back after it reset itawld

gay420Jul 8 at 5:06 PM

is this why my lights jsut flickered out of nowhere 😭

MiciahJul 8 at 5:06 PM

@gay420 my power went out for a few minutes

surgeeJul 8 at 5:10 PM

Tbt to when some power plant blew up and the sky was blue for a minute

nyca111Jul 8 at 7:07 PM

@pjc93 no that happened here

nickkmetJul 8 at 5:06 PM

My power flickered on and off. I guess this is probably why.

veroplaneJul 8 at 5:29 PM

@nickkmet mine too. It was awesome.

kschuJul 8 at 5:10 PM

Anyone else lose Internet? (Spectrum)

sgm228Jul 8 at 5:29 PM

@kschu lost fios but came right back after it reset itawld

gay420Jul 8 at 5:06 PM

is this why my lights jsut flickered out of nowhere 😭

MiciahJul 8 at 5:06 PM

@gay420 my power went out for a few minutes

surgeeJul 8 at 5:10 PM

Tbt to when some power plant blew up and the sky was blue for a minute

nyca111Jul 8 at 7:07 PM

@pjc93 no that happened here

nickkmetJul 8 at 5:06 PM

My power flickered on and off. I guess this is probably why.

veroplaneJul 8 at 5:29 PM

@nickkmet mine too. It was awesome.

kschuJul 8 at 5:10 PM

Anyone else lose Internet? (Spectrum)

sgm228Jul 8 at 5:29 PM

@kschu lost fios but came right back after it reset itawld

gay420Jul 8 at 5:06 PM

is this why my lights jsut flickered out of nowhere 😭

MiciahJul 8 at 5:06 PM

@gay420 my power went out for a few minutes

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