Steam explosion causes scare in NYC

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-07-19 09:06

Emergency workers point at the scene of an explosion at 41st and Lexington Avenue near Grand Central Station in New York, July 18, 2007. A transformer exploded in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, creating a roar and a huge plume of smoke and sending pedestrians fleeing from the area in scenes reminiscent of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Emergency workers point at the scene of an explosion at 41st and Lexington Avenue near Grand Central Station in New York, July 18, 2007. A transformer exploded in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, creating a roar and a huge plume of smoke and sending pedestrians fleeing from the area in scenes reminiscent of the Sept. 11 attacks. [Reuters]


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