ANYONE EXPOSED JANUARY 14TH.
IF YOU WERE IN THE AREA
OFFICIALS SAY YOU SHOULD CALL A
HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.
PEOPLE JUST CAN'T STOP
TALKING ABOUT THAT FREAKY FLASH.
AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION AT
A CON AD SUBSTATION.
CBS 2 USA REINA ROY IS LIVE WITH
THE STORY AND MORE.
DICK AND ALICE.
I THINK SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL
HOPING IT WAS SOME KIND OF ALIEN
INVASION OR SOMETHING LIKE IT.
IT ALL STARTED HERE AT THIS CON
AG SUBSTATION AND AS YOU SAID
GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO TOURED THE
FACILITY TODAY TO FIND OUT
EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED THAT
SPECTACULAR LIGHT SHOW.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
THE NEW YORK CITY SKYLINE
GLOWING IN AN EXTRA TERRESTRIAL
HALO OF BLUE COURTESY OF GOOGLE
EARTH CAM.
IT WAS LIKE DAYLIGHT.
IT WAS CRAZY.
THE SUPERNOVA SHADES TOOK
OVER THE NIGHT SKY FOR
4 MINUTES.
SO BRIGHT EVEN SEEN FROM NEW
JERSEY.
SOME DUBBING THE PHENOMENON
ASTORIABORALIS.
WHAT DID YOU THINK?
IT WAS A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE.
YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON.
TURNS OUT THOSE VIBRANT
COLORS WERE AN ELECTRICAL FLASH
AT THIS CON EDISON SITE.
NO SERIOUS INJURIES WERE
REPORTED BUT THERE WERE
SCATTERED POWER DISRUPTIONS.
I STARTED TO MAKE SOME
DINNER.
THE LIGHTS WENT OFF.
POWER AND FLIGHTS WERE
EFFECTED.
EVEN A FEW SUBWAYS STOPPED IN
THEIR TRACKS.
NOW WORKING TO DETERMINE WHAT
CAUSED THE KWUMENT TO
MALFUNCTION.
WE'LL BE ANALYZING ALL THE
EQUIPMENT FROM OUR YARD.
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED.
OFFICIALS SAY THERE IS
NOTHING HARMFUL IN THE AIR.
GOVERNOR CUOMO CHECKED OUT THE
FACILITY THIS AFTERNOON POKING
FUN HOLDING A LITTLE ALIEN MASK.
WE DID FIND ONE PIECE OF
EVIDENCE THAT IS A LITTLE
PECULIAR.
BUT JOKES ASIDE PROMISING A
FULL INVESTIGATION.
WILL BE BE WORKING WITH CON
ED TO REVIEW THE EQUIPMENT AND
TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY
MODIFICATIONS THAT CAN BE MADE
TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN
AGAIN.
AND LA GUARDIA AIRPORT WAS
BACK UP AND RUNNING TODAY BUT
THE BIG QUESTION IS WHY THE
AIRPORT DIDN'T HAVE AN IMMEDIATE
