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Neighbors near the power plant in Astoria heard a loud boom and saw green light fill their windows. Some fled their homes, afraid of what was happening. “It was scary,” said one man who lived nearby for 30 years. “It was like something from outer space, like we were invaded.”
“It was so loud,” another neighbor told me, describing the hum she and others heard as the colors lit up the night sky. “I could hear it with my windows closed.” Half an hour later, she said it still hear the trill in her ears.
Closer to the plant, one resident said he could see a “green aura” fill his windows and soon, he saw people rushing away on the street. His girlfriend hurriedly packed an overnight bag. “She was ready to go,” he said.
Now, things are fairly quiet. Just reporters and cameras and a cluster of curious neighbors.pic.twitter.com/HaecClHFMw
A ConEd spokesman at the scene just gave a quick update: it was started by a “small electrical fire” that affected transformers and caused a “dip.” No injuries. Cause under investigation.
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