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BarTopDancer 07-18-2007 03:29 PM
Not to Cause a Panic: Breaking News on MSNBC [corrected, no panic necessary]
 
Not to cause a panic but MSNBC is reporting breaking news of an explosion in Manhattan with a building collapse. Has anyone heard of this or anything else?

Never mind. MSNBC just corrected themselves.

Sorry!

Alex 07-18-2007 03:47 PM
Having completely missed it, what did they correct themselves to? (In other words, what actually happened.)

BarTopDancer 07-18-2007 03:49 PM
First a transformer (power, not robot) then changed to an explosion in a manhole caused a pretty large fire.

Quote:
Originally Posted by MSNBC
NEW YORK - Fire and emergency crews responded to the scene of a suspected manhole explosion in Manhattan on Wednesday during the evening rush hour, officials said. It was not terrorism-related, the officials said.

Smoke was seen billowing above the east side of Manhattan, and several blocks were evacuated.

Two people were injured in the four-alarm incident near Grand Central Station, and several nearby buildings were evacuated, according to NBC News.

This breaking story will be updated as details become available.
The Associated Press and NBC News contributed to this report.

Alex 07-18-2007 03:49 PM
Man, why couldn't it have been the robot?

Ghoulish Delight 07-18-2007 03:58 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex (Post 150963)
Man, why couldn't it have been the robot?
Then they would have had to correct it to, "Transformer Explodes in Manhattan City Very Near Manhattan that Looks Exactly Like Manhattan, Shares Landmarks and Street Names with Manhattan, But Isn't Actually Manhattan"

Kevy Baby 07-18-2007 04:00 PM
That's one heck of an error: from "Collapsed Building" to "Manhole Explosion"

Morrigoon 07-18-2007 04:16 PM
Quality jounalism... what a noble profession!

Ghoulish Delight 07-18-2007 04:25 PM
I don't see it on the EDIS site therefore it hasn't happened.

Alex 07-18-2007 04:45 PM
Very good point GD (the not-Manhattan one).

Ghoulish Delight 07-18-2007 05:16 PM
NBC's got some pretty astounding images from what's going on. And from the images I'm seeing, I can certainly see why people thought the worst. Explosion, and a geyser of steam taller than the Chrysler building...yikes.

Link (click "Images From Scene")


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