City Life | Drone Video – Free HD Video – no copyright Bright lights over NYC Skyline – Reports are that it was some type of explosion at the #ConEd plant in Astoria. News 12 is working on gathering more details. Stay tuned. An explosion at the Con Ed plant in Astoria NY caused many on Twitter to record the bright blue lights seen all over New York! power outages reported at JetBlue as well as other places. Several residents witnessed an apparent electrical fire in Queens that the @NYPDnews traced back to a @ConEdison power plant, where a transformer exploded.

NEWS ALERT: The lights you have seen throughout the city appear to have been from a transformer explosion at a Con Ed facility in Queens. The fire is under control, will update as more info becomes available. Follow @fdny, @NYPD114pct, and @conedison.

Several residents witnessed an apparent electrical fire in Queens that the @NYPDnews traced back to a @ConEdison power plant, where a transformer exploded.