New York City Queens power plant transformer explosion
A transformer explosion at a power plant in Queens temporarily lit up the New York City skyline in a brilliant blue Thursday night.
But despite the eerily glowing color, an alien invasion it was not.
Many Manhattanites were stunned when the sky over parts of Queens started to glow a bright neon blue shortly after 9pm on Thursday night.
Scores posted footage of the glowing skyline to social media, saying the sky was “bright as day”. Footage of the scene showed the sky flickering a bright blue-green for several minutes.
The strange sight was caused by an explosion at the Con Edison power plant in Queens, with the New York Police Department officially confirming on Twitter that the cause of the remarkable sight was the explosion and there was “no evidence of extraterrestrial activity”.
The issue caused a transmission dip in the area, and Con Edison crews responded with the Fire Department of New York, Con Edison said.
