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Long retired, the Colgate Clock in Jersey City sits in a weedy field by the Morris Canal. Life goes on in Lower Manhattan on a dreary winter day as the World Trade Center grows taller. Feb 2012.Lane For U!Delaware Lackawanna train yards in Hoboken on the right before the terminal was built in 1907. The tracks were elevated then on tall piles. Erie railroad yards and Pavonia Avenue on the left. Jersey City. 1883Daily life on the Morris Canal small and large basins with lots of sailboats, coal barges, horses and wagons, factories, trains entering the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal. Jersey City. 1883Lower Manhattan and the new World Trade Center as seen through the railroad yards of Hoboken from Observer Highway. A contrast between old technology and the new. Feb 2012Jersey City

Explosion at Grove Street and Columbus Drive

Explosion Grove Street and Columbus Drive
Photo does not depict the actual site.

A thread on Jersey City List (JCList) says that there was an explosion at Grove Street and Columbus Drive.

“A 1 PM explosion occurred in front of the Subway and GNC stores. The explosion shook the ground setting off car alarms. A second later a cloud of smoke emerged from the grate. All the while, people looked aimlessly around for clues and the police. Most were perplexed and waited for the help to arrive.

Five minutes later, we heard the first of five or 6 fire sirens in the distant to arrive at the site. Thank goodness for our Homeland Security … looks like money well spent.

We think it is most likely a transformer explosion, but it would be nice to know what exactly happened. Any one with information, please post. Thanks.”

Few minutes later, another member (named GrovePath) posted that it was indeed an underground transformer blast. He also reported that PSE&G, police, and firemen are at the site taking care of the damage. One lady was shaken up, but no other information is posted yet.

Accident? What caused it?



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