#1
Posted: 9/17/16 at 9:54pm
Is everybody okay?
Explosion Reported in Chelsea, 23rd between 6th and 7th
#2
Posted: 9/17/16 at 10:06pm
Scary. I hope it was just a freak accident and not something purposely done.
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#3
Posted: 9/17/16 at 10:06pm
I was a few blocks away. It was LOUD. But people were still eating, shopping, etc. from what I could tell (I had to walk past the area anyway). Some folks who had been working out in that gym over Best Buy were watching from the windows but people seemed pretty calm. I wandered around a bit but no one was freaking out. A lot were taking photos but staying out of the way of FDNY/etc. About 10 minutes later I circled around again and nearly everyone I saw (on break from Eataly, eating in that little park in the Flatiron) was trying to look up info on their phones.
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#4
Posted: 9/17/16 at 10:15pm
Stuck downtown because none of the west side trains were going uptown. But of course none is us knew that, so every train had a "last stop" at Chambers St. No MTA officials or anything. After waiting an hour, went above ground, and a single MTA worker was telling people individually what to do. So... An announcement would have been nice. Information. Something.
#5
Posted: 9/17/16 at 10:54pm
But fortunate that no one got seriously injured . I am hoping this was an accident and not a lone rider. Either if was accident or planned not good
#6
Posted: 9/17/16 at 10:59pm
Comes on the tail of a bomb in a trash can in Seaside Park, NJ today ahead of race to benefit the Marine Corps. Obviously hoping they are not connected, and wishing the best for everyone. Anti-terror units are looking into both explosions.
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#7
Posted: 9/17/16 at 11:00pm
http://gothamist.com/2016/09/17/chelsea_explosion.php
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#8
Posted: 9/17/16 at 11:17pm
Now it is reported a 2 nd device may have been found in Chelsea. Looks like it is starting for real here.
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#9
Posted: 9/17/16 at 11:21pm
Who reported it? Thanks for the link!
https://twitter.com/NYPDSpecialops/status/777342597283078144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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#10
Posted: 9/17/16 at 11:28pm
Hope everyone here is ok and that all the people who were hurt are ok.
I don't for a second believe that they don't have a video of who did this already.
#11
Posted: 9/18/16 at 12:08am
Video of the explosion on here, not graphic as its not very clear
http://m.liveleak.com/view?i=7ce_1474168564
#12
Posted: 9/18/16 at 12:14am
I heard 29 injured, one critically. They are saying purposely set
I'm midtown and learned about it on fb.
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Updated On: 9/18/16 at 12:14 AM
#13
Posted: 9/18/16 at 12:33am
I'm praying that those affected aren't seriously hurt. My boyfriend works in that area. 23rd between 5th and 6th and my heart stopped when I heard about this. He called to assure me he was ok...thank God.
He is wondering if it was a test for a bigger attack...I hope not
#14
Posted: 9/18/16 at 1:18am
He is wondering if it was a test for a bigger attack...I hope not
It all I can believe it is, with the explosion in Central Park over the summer that injured a tourist and now this. It's just a matter of time.
I'm glad your boyfriend is safe. I can only imagine how your heart sank.
Updated On: 9/18/16 at 01:18 AM
#15
Posted: 9/18/16 at 12:26pm
MyFavoriteBrunette said: "He is wondering if it was a test for a bigger attack...I hope not
It all I can believe it is, with the explosion in Central Park over the summer that injured a tourist and now this. It's just a matter of time.
I'm glad your boyfriend is safe. I can only imagine how your heart sank.
Thanks MyFavoriteBrunette. I lost people who were very near and dear to me on 9/11 - and not only in the physical sense. 9/11 left my cousin Sarah scarred for life. She had a severe nervous breakdown that she really never fully recovered from.
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#16
Posted: 9/18/16 at 1:19pm
All 29 injured have now been released from the hospital.
#17
Posted: 9/19/16 at 12:39am
CarlosAlberto said: I lost people who were very near and dear to me on 9/11 - and not only in the physical sense. 9/11 left my cousin Sarah scarred for life. She had a severe nervous breakdown that she really never fully recovered from.
Bendito, I will think of you & your cousin in my nightly prayers. While going to college, my best friend worked in the shops below the towers and was thankfully off that day. However, it was tough for her to learn clients she knew well and waited on often to help select gifts for friends and loved ones didn't make it out. It was a really tough time for her to cope with with happened and the change in her life, hard to watch, I always tried to help. I can understand what you and your cousin have had to endure emotionally.
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