Electric company Con Edison experienced a plant explosion on Monday evening due to former hurricane (now superstorm)Sandy. The explosion, which happened on East 14th Street and FDR Drive, is suspected to be one of the reasons why many New York City residents are without power. Trillian Media captured the incredible moment on video. The explosion happens around 15 seconds in - then watch the city gradually go dark.
More Coverage of Hurricane Sandy
The Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy 1.
Breezy Point, Queens 'Destruction after fire in Breezy Point, Queens.'ViaOfficial New York City Fire Department
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Breezy Point, Queens 'Destruction after fire in Breezy Point, Queens.' ViaOfficial New York City Fire Department
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Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 'Damage being repaired on the roof of the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Arts and Crafts Center after Hurricane Sandy made landfall.' ViaJoint Task Force Guantanamo Public Affairs/Sgt. Brett Perkins
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North Carolina ViaNorth Carolina Department of Public Transportation
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Manhattan 'No traffic on the FDR today. This was all under water the night before. It's amazing how a storm like Sandy can completely shut down an entire city.' ViaWanderingtheWorld
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South Ferry Station, Manhattan A submerged escalator at the South Ferry subway station in Lower Manhattan.ViaMTA
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East Village, Manhattan People bail water from a basement of an East Village business.ViaBrennan Cavanaugh
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West Village, Manhattan
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'Bleeker Street Pizza: OPEN- The electricity was still out, but they were making pizza anyway, with the help of their gas-fired oven and a few spelunker head lamps.' ViaNick Sherman
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East Village at Avenue C, Manhattan Viajesseandgreg
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Battery Park A truck is submerged in Battery Park, Manhattan.ViaAndrea Canning
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Belmar, New Jersey 'Hurricane Sandy damage in Belmar, N.J. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012.'ViaTalk Radio News Service
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Seaside Heights, New Jersey 'Aerial views of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast taken during a search and rescue mission by 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, Oct. 30, 2012.' ViaU.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released
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White Hall subway station in NYC ViaAndrew Cuomo
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North Wildwood, New Jersey Viathejkinz
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West Wildwood, New Jersey A street underwater.Viathejkinz
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Long Island, New York A tree uprooted in Long Island, New York.Vianikki_skye
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Stonybrook, Long Island, NY via Meghan Pipe
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Michigan Vialafontainenissan
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NYC Viamiss_pagano
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Dumbo, Brooklyn 'Main St. After Hurricane Sandy'ViaDumboNYC
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Dumbo, Brooklyn 'Jane's carousel is basically an island now. Poor horses.'Viaandjelicaaa
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Toronto Viatoastmatic
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Staten Island Viakatemcdermott7
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West Virginia 'John Schmidt, of the West Virginia Field Office, photographed his backyard during Hurricane Sandy.'ViaU.S. Fish and Wildlife Services
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Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn Viajuspostbellum
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Staten Island Viaanitaaaaaaaaaa3
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Red Cross Digital Command Center 'President Obama visits the American Red Cross Digital Command Center following Hurricane Sandy' ViaDell
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Portsmouth, Virginia 'Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, visits Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment Oct. 30 in Portsmouth, Va. ' ViaVirginia Guard Public Affairs
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Piscataway Township, New Jersey 'Spc. Anthony Monte along with Soldiers from the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, mobilized for Hurricane Sandy provide assistance to displaced residents at an emergency shelter at the Werblin Recreation Center, Piscataway Township, N.J., Oct. 29, 2012.'ViaU.S. Army
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Damaged Space Shuttle Enterprise ViaJohn deGuzman
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Mears, Virginia 'Virginia National Guard Soldiers trudged through high water and cut trees to clear a path for two rescue missions that transported seven adults and one child to safety at two locations on Cattail Road in the Mears, Va. area Oct. 30.'ViaThe National Gaurd
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Fort Greene, Brooklyn A car that has been smashed by a tree in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.ViaCSondi
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