A Con Edison spokesman called the transformer fire an “abnormal event” and said, “It did create a spectacular effect on the sky, and certainly caused a lot of concern”
By Michelle J. Kim, Stefan Holt, Natalie Pasquarella, Checkey Beckford and Michael George
A transformer fire in Queens sent an eerie blue light flooding the nighttime sky Thursday as electricity flickered in homes and an airport was plunged into darkness.
Con Edison says a brief electrical fire involving transformers broke out at the substation on 20th Avenue and 32nd Street in Astoria, causing a transmission dip in the area.
The fire lit the sky so brightly that it briefly appeared to be daytime in neighborhoods like Astoria and Woodside, residents reported. Smoke arose from the source of the blue light, visible from as far as Manhattan.
Nick J Analysis: It was definitely Aliens or the guy from “Infamous” and not a transformer fire (sarcasm)