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PicassoGoesDigital OP t1_ixsaiay wrote

Sirens wailing right now, this isn't good. It smells really weird too (I'm around Ave C).

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SeaAppeal3927 t1_ixsbsrw wrote

Omg I’m uptown and Ny 1 doesn’t even have anything on it. What’s happening?

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PicassoGoesDigital OP t1_ixsc5ws wrote

Replying to vivalafrenchtoast (#675,112)

The app Citizen tells me Shotshooter Shotspotter technology has been activated. But those were no shots, they were explosions - maybe fireworks? Still no clue. Edit: it's all quiet right now, no more sirens or anything. So weird...

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don-mage t1_ixsc9x6 wrote

Im sure it’s a transformer blowing.

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Doc580 t1_ixsehbn wrote

I'm on Clinton and Houston it's been kinda quiet around me.

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PicassoGoesDigital OP t1_ixsgpgs wrote

Replying to halconpequena (#675,633)

My neighbor texted right after and asked me if I knew what that was, when I said I didn't he told me he was going to walk over there to check it out because he could "smell something weird" (I know, not a good idea) but he never got back to me. He lives in the back part of the building facing Houston, I live in the front and don't smell anything so far.

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imnaked0 t1_ixsjj89 wrote

Replying to PicassoGoesDigital (#674,956)

Last week I was visiting grandma in bay ridge BK and also heard/felt a huge explosion. I don't know what it's called, but the pressure in the sewer tunnel I guess overloaded (?) And the sewer cap blew off.

FDNY was also spraying down cars and sewer caps within range, assuming to prevent fires. But the smell when you stepped outside was rancid, so I'm assuming it could've been similar to what you experienced

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Head_Spirit_1723 t1_ixsld4a wrote

I’m in little Italy close to Houston and I hear the sirens but didn’t hear the explosion

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losGordoGato t1_ixsn5pc wrote

I heard it all the way by Newark airport…and the sky lit up

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gonzo5622 t1_ixspyka wrote

I’m in the area and didn’t hear or smell anything. I’m on A and 4th.

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zeno-citium t1_ixsqibp wrote

maybe someone had too many refried beans.

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MJM-from-NYC t1_ixsrlw0 wrote

I remember the night of Sandy when the big one on 14th and the FDR blew. I was walking home to 27th Street from Pete’s Tavern a little before midnight, just by Gramercy Park when it went…there was a huge explosion (scared the crap out of me) and the whole east side sky lit up blue for a solid 15 seconds.

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CurrencyLanky3726 t1_ixss8gr wrote

Just some random NYC shit probably - unless you’refeeling the hot blast of a nuclear explosion you’ll be ok most likely

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NYCKINKSUB t1_ixsu3bk wrote

Sorry everyone, it was the turnips. I went back for seconds.

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TheTeenageOldman t1_ixsvmso wrote

Probably a truck driving over one of those temporary metal plates that get put over active work sites under the streets.

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chengjih t1_ixsvv01 wrote

Replying to PicassoGoesDigital (#675,790)

The usually Twitter feeds I look at to figure out if something is happening (the NYC Emergency Management one, and FDNY alerts) have nothing. Con Ed's twitter also doesn't have anything, so nothing major.

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Jorster t1_ixswdl3 wrote

Probably a manhole fire. I responded to one a couple weeks ago. They do go boom depending on what's underneath. Can also create a smell, such as a plasma like smell from electricity. Would also explain the sirens, but not on citizen. Did you find that power is out in the area?

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SquashMarks t1_ixswru3 wrote

A transistor exploded on the block I was on in midtown a few years ago. I thought we were under attack. Another block further away people had started gathering outside to see what the issue was. We all thought it was terrorism.

Nothing on twitter or the news all night til I found out the next day it was a transistor. That would be my guess here

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z3dster t1_ixsws9u wrote

Replying to itssarahw (#676,849)

Shotspotter is trash

One of their c levels was using a sock on Twitter to attack people rightfully calling out that their tech as trash and that they lie about their stats

Like not bend, straight lie

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Softspokenclark t1_ixsy88x wrote

My bad, the pastor tacos from the taco stand killing me

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The_Question757 t1_ixszjix wrote

Replying to threenamer (#675,242)

Can confirm, I had one blow just 50 or so feet from me. Blew out my damn ear drums I couldn't hear for a few minutes. Felt terrible for my dog too, fucker was so scared. We watched the whole thing just go ablaze. I called 911 and I couldn't hear their responses I just kept repeating what happened for about 2 mins and my location and eventually the fire department came followed by con Edison

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ctindel t1_ixszk5l wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#677,913)

El yucateco is good that’s for sure. I’ve branched out to order the pack for each season of hot ones and some of those are damn good but no brands as solid as el yuc. I’m partial to the Caribbean one.

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Danimal_House t1_ixszwkn wrote

Either fireworks or a blown transformer. 99% of the time. No need to freak out. It’s the city.

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PicassoGoesDigital OP t1_ixt54sk wrote

Replying to mythought22 (#677,953)

Oh, it sounded like they were coming from the west. Those babies were powerful, been living in NYC for more than 3 decades and have never heard anything like it. In any event, thanks for letting me know, really appreciate it.

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