Breaking News: Explosion in Manhattan

[CaP'N GRuNGe 47]

Per MSNBC.com.....

 

[CaP'N GRuNGe 47]

Per CNN: Transformer explodes near Grand Central Station in New York, fire department officials say.

[Big F'n Dave 4]

CNN is reporting that it was a transformer.

[CaP'N GRuNGe 47]

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=...&id=5489428

[Big Country 560]

CNN is reporting that it was a transformer.

 

Probably a Decepticon trick.

 

 

All joking aside, haven't read any details, so I hope no lives were lost.

[Azazello1313 40]

CNN is reporting that it was a transformer.

 

f'n optimus prime

[Big Country 560]

f'n optimus prime

 

Beat you to the joke, but at least I put in a sensitivity disclaimer you uncaring azz

[H8tank 0]

They have had major rain and flooding today.

[FWmaker 59]

I'm 11 blocks away from that!!!

 

(on the rain/flooding - my house was out of power for 4 hrs today).

[CaP'N GRuNGe 47]

I'm 11 blocks away from that!!!

 

(on the rain/flooding - my house was out of power for 4 hrs today).

 

Don't go near it. They were talking about potential contaminates in the air like in previous explosions in the city. Asbestos, etc.

[FWmaker 59]

thx, grunge.

 

will skirt the issue

[whomper 747]

I believe 1 person died..

 

Huge Steam Blast Kills One in New York

By ADAM GOLDMAN ,AP

Posted: 2007-07-18 21:07:00

Filed Under: Nation

NEW YORK (July 18) - An underground steam pipe explosion tore through a Manhattan street near Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday, swallowing a tow truck and killing one person as hundreds of others ran for cover amid a towering geyser of steam and flying rubble. New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said the explosion was not terrorism.

 

Sixteen people were taken to Bellevue Hospital, including the person who died, said spokesman Stephen Bohlen. He said two seriously injured patients were being treated in the hospital's trauma unit. The remainder suffered minor injuries, he said.

 

Two people were in critical condition at New York Weill-Cornell Medical Center, said spokeswoman Emily Berlanstein.

 

A plume of steam and mud shot from the center of the blast, generating a tremendous roar. The initial burst of steam rose higher than the nearby 77-story Chrysler Building, one of Manhattan's tallest buildings. The air near the site was filled with debris.

 

Heiko H. Thieme, an investment banker, had mud splattered on his face, pants and shoes. He said the explosion was like a volcano. "Everybody was a bit confused, everybody obviously thought of 9/11."

 

Thousands of commuters evacuated the train terminal, some at a run, after workers yelled for people to get out of the building. A small school bus was abandoned just feet from the spot where the jet of steam spewed from the ground.

[FWmaker 59]

Whomp!

 

I told you.....NO BEANS FOR LUNCH!!!!!!!!!

[whomper 747]

Whomp!

 

I told you.....NO BEANS FOR LUNCH!!!!!!!!!

 

 

[piratesownninjas 32]

Probably a Decepticon trick.

All joking aside, haven't read any details, so I hope no lives were lost.

[broncosn05 0]

Probably a Decepticon trick.

f'n optimus prime

I'd give the edge to azz.

[Dr. Rock 0]

They're saying the one death was "cardiac arrest".. which I'm hoping means "old man's ticker stopped" as opposed to "someone got cooked by the 1000 degree steam until their heart 'arrested' out their mouth".

[Beaumont 0]

They're saying the one death was "cardiac arrest".. which I'm hoping means "old man's ticker stopped" as opposed to "someone got cooked by the 1000 degree steam until their heart 'arrested' out their mouth".

 

A doctor once pointed out to me that essentially all deaths involve cardiac arrest ...

[Yukon Cornelius 3]

I'd give the edge to azz.

well u be ghey so we expect that

[Azazello1313 40]

Beat you to the joke, but at least I put in a sensitivity disclaimer you uncaring azz

 

well, i didn't even get your joke. deception trick? wth is that? (i haven't seen the movie). so i think i still get partial credit...

[alexgaddis 34]

A doctor once pointed out to me that essentially all deaths involve cardiac arrest ...