Last Night’s Lightning Strike in Dumbo
March 24th, 2011
[UPDATE: Additional photos below.]
Aside from a little snow accumulation in Brooklyn yesterday, there was a hail storm around 7 or 8pm last night and a thunderbolt hit the top part of 37 Bridge Street and tore a hole through the bricks. 37 Bridge Street is a new residential development and looks close to being completed, according to Brownstoner.
Reader Christopher’s account:
We were sitting around listening to the hail/thunder storm pass through when BOOM FLASH it literally hits us. Security cameras went off, cable modem off, an exposed electrical box in the ceiling sparked (it wasn’t even attached to the electrical system!). A camera on the fire escape and a hub on the network, totally fried, but everything else seems to be fine. looked outside this morning to find a big mess at 37 Bridge on the Plymouth St side!
Good thing no one was near the top at the time. The photo below shows bricks from the damage on the street.
March 24th, 2011 at 6:41 pm
[...] Last night’s crazy weather sent a bolt of lightning hurtling down to Down Under, where, Dumbo NYC reports, it struck the top of new residential development 37 Bridge Street. Some bricks fell to the [...]
March 25th, 2011 at 12:48 am
Incredible! Thank goodness no one was out there!
March 25th, 2011 at 11:57 am
Imagine if you were in a solarium, say at 1 Main St. http://dumbonyc.com/2008/01/25/1-main-street-rooftop-solarium/
March 25th, 2011 at 6:35 pm
Apparently, one of 4 cars that got hit by bricks had its battery stolen after the bricks broke its window.
March 25th, 2011 at 9:23 pm
What a blow! Cant believe that happened on top of the bricks. Sad.
April 22nd, 2011 at 8:56 am
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July 19th, 2011 at 5:38 am
It seems that, amongst 3 passenger cars the fact that have come to by just bricks have a electric stolen following a bricks fell apart a eyeport.
July 25th, 2011 at 4:47 am
Very sad movement,i like your timing of photography. I like your subject of photography.
Thanks.
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