An explosion stunned lunchtime crowds along Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City Wednesday afternoon.
A truck from the city’s Department of Transportation was parked on Vernon near 47th Avenue when it caught fire and exploded just after 1 p.m. on July 5. The four DOT employees who were working on pothole repairs in the Long Island City area parked their truck and went to a nearby restaurant for lunch. They noticed the vehicle smoking and it eventually caught fire before ultimately exploding, causing the evacuation of several stores and restaurants along the corridor.
None of the four DOT employees were injured in the blast.
“Safety of our employees and others is a top priority and we will investigate today’s truck fire,” a DOT spokesman said.
4 comments:
I suspect an attack by a deranged car totalitarian.
Prove me wrong …
I suspect Hunter's coke exploded...
Metaphor for the city as a whole. Smoking, soon to explode.
"Deranged car totalitarian" Really ???
Lawmakers and dopes like you just continue to ignore motorbikes as day after day they have been used for robberies, assaults, dog napping and the cause of major fires. Now pedestrians not only have to worry about being run down but possibly shot down! Since these bikes and scooters are largely a minority thing nobody will take action. Until 3 years ago deliveries made by car and bicycle were the norm and it worked just fine!
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