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The sidewalks are exploding in New York
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:39 pm
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:39 pm
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An underground explosion engulfed a Queens sidewalk, sending flames shooting several feet into the air and injuring a man who happened to be standing on the grate at the precise wrong moment, surveillance video exclusively obtained by NBC New York showed.
Barry West was walking along Farmers Boulevard in St. Albans around 5:30 p.m. on July 22 to pay a cellphone bill when the sudden blast occurred without warning. It knocked the 57-year-old father to the ground on his chest, video shows, but he was able to get away before he was burned any worse.
He appeared shaken up, and friends told NBC New York that West suffered second-degree burns. He was said to be in good spirits as he recovers at Nassau University Medical Center, but still stunned by what happened.
Carrol Hamblin told News 4 that she believes her friend had help from above in order to survive the blast.
"You can see how God just picked him out of that fire. He staggered. He had his hands up and rubbed his head and fell," Hamblin said. "Just a miracle. Nobody but God could do that. Not a man."
In the surveillance video, some smoke can be seen coming out of the sidewalk grate just seconds before West was blown off his feet.
A statement from Con Edison said that they were "investigating the cause of this event which caused serious injury to a member of the public. We express our sincere concern for the victim and our regret for this incident. We wish him a full and fast recovery."
NBC New York
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Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:40 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
New York is closer to hell than you think.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:41 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:41 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
The block is hot
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:43 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Did he drop a Newport down the grate?
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:44 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
This never happens in Maurice. NYC is shite
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:45 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
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Holy shite
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:45 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
It blackened his mask.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:45 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Still better than LA.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:46 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Old head about to get PAID
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:46 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
One of those big new York rats ran into some explosive diarrhea.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:47 pm to jimbeam
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This never happens in Maurice. NYC is shite
My man
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:47 pm to brewhan davey
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Holy shite
He walked right into the meat of that explosion.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:48 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
I like how "Man survives sidewalk explosion" is the only description like exploding sidewalks is something that we all are familiar with and it is just another day.
This post was edited on 7/27/21 at 6:04 pm
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:49 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:50 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
You know he uttered "got damn" when that happened.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:51 pm to dbeck
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You know he uttered "got damn" when that happened.
And had the stench of burnt/singed hair in his nostrils for a week and a half.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:53 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
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Did he drop a Newport down the grate?
Middle Eastern man did.
This post was edited on 7/27/21 at 5:55 pm
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:55 pm to brewhan davey
Posted on 7/27/21 at 5:59 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Shitter was full
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