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Where were you when the lights (almost) went out?
New Yorkers took to Twitter on Sunday night to report a seconds-long power dip experienced in neighborhoods across Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan.
The flash happened just before 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 29. It’s not clear what caused the very brief disturbance in the electrical grid, but it sparked lots of curiosity from New Yorkers concerned about the power dip — and “extremely limited service” on several subway lines.
In a cryptic response to a tweet from a concerned customer, a Con Edison spokesperson acknowledged the “power issue” was “temporary, and has since been resolved.” The company did not immediately state what caused the sudden drop.
But some speculated the power dip may have been sparked by a reported transformer fire on 12th Street in Astoria, Queens which occurred at around the same time. The incident, located not too far from the Ravenswood power station
It seemed to send a plume of white smoke into the sky, but Bill Neidhardt, a spokesperson for Mayor Bill de Blasio, relayed information from NYC Emergency Management that the plume was, in fact, steam from a nearby power station.
The Fire Department reported that it responded to the manhole fire at about 8:26 p.m. on Aug. 29, but that it got the situation under control at about 8:53 p.m. There were no serious injuries...
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