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Viewed from the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the night sky is alight as a Con Edison facility in the Queens borough of New York experiences a transformer explosion. AP Photo
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Buildings stand as the night sky is illuminated by blue light in New York. Bloomberg
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The night sky is illuminated in a bright, blue colour after an explosion in the Queens borough of New York. AP Photo
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Bright blue light is seen after a transformer explosion on Thursday at an electric power station in the New York City borough of Queens. Twitter / @Eat_Work_Run / via Reuters
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People stand at the gate of a Con Edison facility in the Queens borough of New York where an earlier transformer explosion lit up the night sky for several minutes. AP Photo
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Viewed from the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the night sky is alight as a Con Edison facility in the Queens borough of New York experiences a transformer explosion. AP Photo
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Buildings stand as the night sky is illuminated by blue light in New York. Bloomberg
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The night sky is illuminated in a bright, blue colour after an explosion in the Queens borough of New York. AP Photo
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Bright blue light is seen after a transformer explosion on Thursday at an electric power station in the New York City borough of Queens. Twitter / @Eat_Work_Run / via Reuters
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People stand at the gate of a Con Edison facility in the Queens borough of New York where an earlier transformer explosion lit up the night sky for several minutes. AP Photo
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Viewed from the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the night sky is alight as a Con Edison facility in the Queens borough of New York experiences a transformer explosion. AP Photo
Alien blue light over New York sets off social media storm
Glow caused by transformer blast that delayed flights at LaGuardia and affected subway services
Associated Press
28 December, 2018
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