something crazy outside my apartment

teddyballgame · March 2006

so early this morning at like 7 am my electricity started like flickering on and off, like browning out a little and then coming back on, and somehow it reset my alarm clock. Then at about 8:25 there was some sort of giant noise outside, and people running this way and that, and now there are a ton of fire trucks. This is on the corner of Lincoln and Underhill. Anyone hip to what's going on?

suz · March 2006

Subject: ditto

i don't know either, but my lights are flickering down at sterling and underhill.

i didn't think much of the big boom, as i hear that sort of thing coming from the st. john's end of my block a few times a week - like a dumpster being dropped? though this one set off car alarms, and the normal morning explosion-sounds don't.

alafairnadia · March 2006

when I was walking to the subway this morning (dear homeowners, ice is not cute. make it go away. love, me) I noticed like 5 firetrucks at lincoln & underhill. freaky.

ana.log · March 2006

NY1 had a story this morning about another fire in the neighborhood

pete_c · March 2006

Transformer exploded. (No word on whether it was Autobot or Decepti^H^H oh, never mind.) Con Ed was onsite and not looking too terribly worried (do they ever?) when I walked my animal back from the big park at about 9:15am.

The manhole cover in front of Lucky The Ghetto Poodle <tm>'s old laundromat was taped off with fun red "DANGER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS" tape. So everyone be extra careful about that stray voltage, mmkay?

captain m · March 2006

That sounds like what happened on Park place like a couple of years ago... and then we had no electricity for 24 hours.

dailyheights · March 2006

Does this have anything to do with the crews up and down Underhill for the past week or so?

teddyballgame · March 2006

oddly, this morning we had electricity at and for several hours after the time of the exploding manhole, but now we have none. Anyone else on Lincoln and/or Underhill in the same boat? No hot water or heat in my building either. I had to flee to the god damned f$#king stupid Tea Lounge to get on the internet. Sepia's closed, I'm assuming because of the same problem. Feel free to add your Transformers- more than meets the eye comment here.

I, however, will reiterate: exploding manhole.

pete_c · March 2006

Better than exploding sewer main...

Is Sepia still closed? I was going to stop in later this evening.

rockhound · March 2006

For me the flickering lights started around midnight last night.

Eyewitness firescape news:
Two major booms happened, then minor explosions followed. Thick black smoke poured from one of the holes. Two manholes were involved; it looks like one cover flew several feet through the air. Note damaged asphalt around hole. (link goes to picture taken at 9.45 am)

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-7/300796/3306transformerexplosion1.jpg

smoke/steam still coming out of one hole:

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-7/300796/3306transformerexplosion2.jpg

jarvis · March 2006

I'm at work and wondering if there's anything going on at the moment .. is there electricity/ heat/ hot water? Just looking for an update. Btw, teddyballgame, we must be neighbors.

natwash · March 2006

This reminds me of an exploding transistor on Atlantic and Washington Ave about two years ago. Some flickering lights, and then a loud boom that rattled the windows. Happened at about 3:00 am. Went outside to see what the deal was and the explosion had torn up some dude's car. This seems to be a frequent occurance. Amazing that people aren't hurt.

pete_c · March 2006

According to Delissa at Sepia, one of those two covers hit the front grate of the bar.

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