NYC Transformer Explosion

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.