I guess the ALL-POWERFUL christian god was busy as usual, sitting on his
FAT, LAZY ***** while this was happening.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/18/new.york.explosion/index.html
NEW YORK (CNN) -- One person died and at least 16 were injured when a steam
pipe burst in midtown Manhattan Wednesday, causing a transformer to explode
and sending thick plumes of steam and ash into the air near Grand Central
Terminal, New York officials said.
A transformer exploded in Manhattan during rush hour Wednesday.
Bellevue hospital received 14 people from the explosion site, but one died
from sustained injuries, according to hospital administrator Larry Dugan.
New York Presbyterian hospital said it had received three people with
injuries related to the explosion. Two of those patients were critically
injured.
The New York Fire Department said it received a call reporting an explosion
at 5:56 p.m. More than 170 firefighters were dispatched to the site at
Lexington Avenue near 41st Street. Map »
Hundreds of people fled as dozens of police, fire and utility workers
arrived. Officials said the explosion was not related to terrorism.
Former CNN reporter Adaora Udoji, now with CourtTV, said the scene at the
time of the blast was "pandemonium."
"It felt like an earthquake. We saw hundreds and hundreds of people running
down Third Avenue," she said. "They were screaming, they were crying."
Udoji said the blast left a crater "many dozens of feet wide," comparing it
to the craters she saw after bombings during a stint in Iraq. She also said
a "hissing noise" can be heard for blocks.
The emergency response was "instantaneous," she said -- within about 20
minutes the entire area was locked down.
Video from the scene showed steam and mud spewing from underground and a
small school bus with its windows and a door blown out.
Jim Margolin in the FBI's New York office said there is no indication there
is anything "suspicious" about the explosion, though the FBI is still
collecting information from city agencies and officials.
New York Police Department Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne, speaking to CNN,
said the explosion was "major."
"The ground was literally shaking under your feet," he said.
Andrew Troisi of the New York Office of Emergency Management said people in
the area who do not need to be there should leave.
"This is a rescue operation. We have not begun to really detail the possible
contaminants in the area, but there's a very good chance that hazardous
materials are in the air," he said. "Let's not take any chances."
Police said they were reopening Grand Central Terminal, but subway lines
near the explosion have been rerouted to bypass the Grand Central terminal
stop, according to the Metropolitan Transit Authority.
Power company ConEdison provides steam power to about 1,800 commercial and
residential customers in Manhattan from the Battery to 96th Street,
according to the utility's Web site. Steam sales account for less than 10
percent of ConEdison's sales.
ConEdison is checking the area for any asbestos
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