Sunday, October 21, 2012

[Updated] Fire in the manhole on Third Avenue

Well, @Alexander_Stein sent along this photo... from about 20 minutes ago on Third Avenue at Astor Place/St. Mark's Place... you can see the FDNY arriving in the background...


11:19 — four trucks on the scene...

Via @MotoColor at 11:19 ...


Via @jarroddickenson


Via Grace Elizabeth Mangum on Facebook around 1 p.m. ...


The intersection remains closed off... and FDNY, NYPD and ConEd are on the scene...

Via Bonnie DeWitt on Facebook around 2:15 ... showing the scene now...


And later... the site filled our hearts with song... via @Troyquan ...

4 comments:

  1. > That smoke looks like the smoke
    > that comes out

    when the wicked witch appears in 'wizard of oz'. cool! did she really appear, as the nypost reported?

    I-)

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  2. Like when Luke Skywalker shot the photon torpedo down the Deathstar's a-hole.....

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  3. A note to everyone (especially Alexander Stein) - while the 1st smoke filled photo is good...

    IF YOU EVER SEE SMOKE LIKE THIS COMING OUT OF A MANHOLE, GET AWAY FROM IT IMMEDIATELY. Do not stand around an take photos.

    A huge explosion can ruin your whole day, no matter how good the photo is.

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  4. A note to everyone (especially Alexander Stein) - while the last photo is good...

    IF YOU EVER SEE KING KENNY LIKE THIS, WITH A STARBUCKS CUP FULL OF VODKA, GET AWAY FROM HIM IMMEDIATELY. Do not stand around and take photos.

    A huge schizophrenic explosion can ruin your whole day, no matter how good the photo is.

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