Transformer Explo

Reuters says Explosion reported in Midtown Manhattan, crowds running from scene; just mentioned in passing on BBC's Newsnight where they added "building has collapsed".

fuk, where in midtown?

http://summer2007.c00lstuff.com/images/transformers/summer2007_transformers_robots.jpg

Yeah, I think my choice of thread title was poor.

it was a manhole. nothing to see here.

Explosion rocks midtown Manhattan
Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:22PM EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An explosion rocked midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, creating a huge plume of smoke and sending pedestrians fleeing from the scene, a Reuters eyewitness said.

New York City police said the explosion did not look suspicious and ABC-TV reported that it was as a transformer explosion.

transformer explosions are news in New York?

Thanks, smart guy.

reuters adding now that building did not collapse but is "shaky"

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/buildings-evacuated-after-midtown-explosion/

http://gothamist.com/2007/07/18/explosion_in_vi.php

http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=71803

stoked for the madness

Joel vs. the Volcano

man I don't need to hear this shit I'm not finished with the book yet

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41gszsO%2B2LL._AA240_.jpg

Oh, they just got to the edge of diaster, not into the disaster proper.

Hai Stephen Flynn! Nothing has happened in 6 yrs kthxbye!

UNTIL THIS

So all the power in my building at 46th and Park flickered out for a second, computers restarted, and then the fire alarm went off and we were evacuated. I walked to 7th Ave to get the train home as GCT was closed. Home now. That is all.

Wow, that's my video on Gothamist!

This was really frightening at first--we looked down from our office windows at people running down the street doing the Indiana Jones lookback.

Initially it seemed like something had blown up at Grand Central--a friend who saw it happen said people abandoned their cars and ran through the streets screaming.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/buildings-evacuated-after-midtown-explosion/

the Indiana Jones lookback

good visual.

I was having early dinner with my mom and the fried squash blossom appetizer had just arrived when a woman ran into the restaurant screaming "there was an explosion at Grand Central!!!" and everybody panicked but I pulled up this thread on my Treo and showed everyone that "New York City police said the explosion did not look suspicious" and dinner returned to normal. Thanks, ILX!

Someone literally ran in screaming?

Literally. At first she was too out of breath to say anything, and I wondered why she had run so hard just for some Italian food, but then she started the screaming.

so what's happening with the Chrysler and the Chanin now?

Don't mention it, Paul.