A temporary power outage in parts of New York City late Thursday night caused by a fault on a high-tension transmission line at a substation near the Manhattan Bridge on the East River. The power outage was followed by an explosion and rising smoke at the substation. The disruption caused a citywide power surge, but there were no reports of injuries, criminal activity, or other service disruptions. Con Edison said there was no disruption of service, aside from the brief outage, and workers were investigating and working to make necessary repairs. Witnesses reported lights flickering twice in their apartments and then an explosion at the substation, followed by gray smoke. All elevators and escalators at Grand Central Station were out of service, and the New York Fire Department said firefighters were responding to power outages and stuck elevators across the city. People shared their accounts of the outage and explosion on social media. Sean Scott, a software engineer who was at home in Manhattan, and Anna Di, a Manhattan chiropractor both described seeing the explosion at the substation. The utility company addressed the issue and assured the public that necessary action was being taken to address repairs and investigate the cause of the fault on the transmission line. No injuries were reported due to the explosion at the substation, and emergency services were responding to power outages and other related issues across the city.
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Partial Power Outage in Sections of New York City Blamed on Electrical Fault
