Okay, so you can't really see anything from these photos. But I swear that there was a giant explosion that blew a hole in the street just outside of our apartment. Flames reached 12 feet into the air and the black smoke made its way into our apartment across the street.
Look fire trucks!
All of the lights started to flicker in our apartment so we powered down for a while and watched the firemen. They climbed onto the roof and inspected the nearby supermarket, Key Food, and cleared the area. We waited and watched at a distance, wondering why they didn't start using the fire hoses. I could hear the rumbling and an occasional BOOM as more flames pushed through the underground into the air above it.
What do you know, just as the fire began to die down, Con Edison trucks arrived to the rescue.
An hour later I peeked out the window to see what looks like snow flurries. Is it winter again?? Alas, no, its just ash from the fire. It can't be easy to bring electricity to the millions if residents in New York City. But, isn't that what we're paying them to do? Maybe it is time to start installing solar panels and on every rooftop.
