NYers suffer brief electric outage as footage appears to show smoke from Brooklyn power plant
A brief power outage affected countless New Yorkers Thursday night as smoke was seen coming from what is believed to be a Brooklyn power plant.
Shortly before midnight, X users across the Big Apple posted that their lights flickered and some even reported internet outages.
One video on social media showed smoke coming from what appeared to be a Con-Edison substation in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn.
Con-Ed didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
The NYPD said multiple 911 calls were made reporting the situation.
The FDNY was responding to “various” locations across the city for reports of power outages and stuck elevators, a fire department spokesperson said.
Elevators and escalators at Grand Central Terminal stopped working following the “Con Edison power problem,” the LIRR wrote on X.
In response to concerns from customers over the brief outages, Con-Ed on X: “ We are currently investigating this issue and appreciate your patience while we look into this matter.”
