New York night sky turns bright blue, leaves residents stunned

New Yorkers were left stunned (and scared) on Thursday after the night sky turned to a bright hue of blue following a huge transformer explosion in the city. Reportedly, the transformer exploded at a power plant and lit up the sky in shades of blue. 

"The lights you have seen throughout the city appear to have been from a transformer explosion at a Con Ed facility in Queens. The fire is under control, will update as more info becomes available," tweeted the New York City Police Department (NYPD). NYPD chief Terence A. Monahan confirmed that there were no injuries.

The explosion led to power failures at La Guardia airport, reported The New York Times. "A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said that a ground stop was ordered there around 9:30pm because of the power failure, but was lifted after about 45 minutes; the airport then resumed its operations, he said," the report said. 

The bright blue night sky left New Yorkers bewildered and they took to social media to express their concerns.