Boom! Fire!!!!!

[FASTBACK340]

So, Amy & myself are dining on some of the finest cusine availiable from our local Taco Shack that delievers when the lights start to flicker in the dinning room. I casually mention I'll change the bulb after dinner and that we should turn on another light so we're not eating in the dark. Then that light started to flicker, then there was an explosion and the house shook.

We live down the block from the Auburndale Long Island Railroad station and I look; nothing. I look to the left down my street: we had an explosion underground in a manhole. We have 12' flames coming up through the now open manhole. And my buddy's van is parked about 10' away. My buddy's van I borrowed because the alternator crapped out in my Dart when I visited him the other night. So now I tearing *** running down the block to MOVE his van before the real action starts (Police Dept, Fire Dept, Con Ed Gas company...) and as I'm approaching his van I'm asking myself " What the %$#@ are you DOING!" I pop the remote, dive in the van. and light `em up getting the hell away from the fire. I'm 2 blocks away and my heart is pounding. I go around the block, park it in a safe place, and get back to my Wife, who's now outside calling 911.

Long story short, they came and shut down my street, flooded the manhole, we finished dinner, and true jaded New Yorkers we are, we squeezed past all the emergency vehicles and proceeded to go out until 3:00 am . I have some crappy pictures and video I haven't been able to upload. No TV yet, but (obviously...) we have internet. It was fun....

The video was more dramatic.

 

[AdamR]

Only in New York. Seems like lately you are just as likely to get killed by an underground explosion as you are getting hit by a car.

 

[FASTBACK340]

I'm telling you... my heart sank when I saw the fire next to my buddy's van. Thank Gawd that damn manhole didn't hit his van. I would have felt like %$#@ handing him the Dart as a consolation.

But we went out and had a good time instead....

Stick a fork in us...we're DONE!

 

[demon seed]

Judging by that picture John I'd say you were "overdone". Glad no body got hurt by the exploding meth lab.LOL

Terry

 

[GTXperience]

John, I'm wondering if you needed that kiind of excitement in your life. I am glad to hear all of you and the van got through it unscaved. Watch out for flying manhole covers!!!

 

[ramcharger]

Judging by that picture I'd say you were "overdone".
Terry

Or at least "well done", lol! Glad to hear everyone and the van are OK. Have you heard whether it was electrical or gas that caused the explosion? Looking forward to the video too.

 

[FASTBACK340]

Or at least "well done", lol! Glad to hear everyone and the van are OK. Have you heard whether it was electrical or gas that caused the explosion? Looking forward to the video too.

Here's a pair of videos:

This an 8 sec. clip I shot before the Police chased me away. Although the video is dark, my friends van was parked 10' to the right of the flames. You can hear me talking saying how close his van was.....

http://media.putfile.com/FIRE-28-48


And here's a clip with commentary from a neighbor whom works for Con Ed (our gas company...) explaining what they'll do.

http://media.putfile.com/Frying

 

[FASTBACK340]

Judging by that picture John I'd say you were "overdone". Glad no body got hurt by the exploding meth lab.LOL

Terry

Yeah, that's what your Pal John looks like after just 2 shots of Jack and accidentally inhaling some pungent, dead-skunk smelling substance that was coming from my right hand...er, I mean the Men's room. No wait, I think it was...


I forgot..... :drunken:

 

[rumblefish360]

Bro! What a freaky thing when it's on your block. Yikes. Thank the Lord the van is good. Wheres the marshmello's?

 

[ramcharger]

Here's a pair of videos:

Pretty cool John! The most exciting thing here was when a sinkhole collapsed I-25 from a water main break.

 

[memike]

Glad everyone and the van is ok!!:cheers: But looks like John will need some recovery time.8)

I have never lived in big city's and buy what I am seeing, Fire jumping out of the ground and sink holes! I think I will stay here.:happy10:
Man that sure would have been a scarry site for someone like me.

 

[OneOfMany]

WOW. Thats crazy fun. Hopefully you weren't gotch only on the banzai run lol. I can just hear ya now "Y'know your van? Well it kinda burst into flames in the middle of the street. And this hunk of burning steel kinda took out the windshield. No, it wasn't an errant skunky, they all made it out alive."

Grant