A huge transformer just exploded down the street, and traffic is totally blocked on midtown east. Avoid Lexington avenue if you can! The pictures below give you a sense of the blockage - there are people fleeing the billowing smoke everywhere.
Good luck!
Updates:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/buildings-evacuated-after-midtown-explosion/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3391660
Here's a video I just uploaded...
Here's the discussion on Digg:
http://www.digg.com/world_news/Transformer_explosion_in_NYC_5_minutes_ago
You can zoom into the first picture - it's high resolution. If you download it, you can see all the firetrucks and smoke plumes.
