steam pipe explosion in midtown Manhattan

[chuckbyf1]

Now we're talkin live steam!

[clarkloveselevators]

Scares me that someone was in there!

[Spetznaz]

what is that stema pipe for?

[bastardchildofmary]

You can't see me from this view, but I was on the other side. this was actually the steam explosion from the hot dog steamer on my cart. Damned city revoked my license after that too, how was I to know you can't use hydrogen instead of propane>? jerks!

[rhino2960]

jesus christ why didnt i ever hear about this ?!?!? oh maybe cuz im canadian lol but holy hellthe ground under the camera guys feet mustve been shaking like an earthquake

[GoVNO1998]

how did they fix it?  :/

[FaWanKa]

strange that it isnt shut down automatically. they must have noticed the pressure drop at the plant

[Kaaoss]

If you are from the uk you know exactly what the steam lines are used for, though maybe you have only seen the hot water equivalent...its used for heating, heating the buildings, the domestic water etc.

[funkabby1]

Im from the UK so i've never seen underground steam pipes, can you tell me what they are used for please?

[TwiSsT3dDr3]

@funkabby1 like in newyork it gets really cold in the winter and the streets frezze up so they use these to heat the streets

[67tr876]

@TwiSsT3dDr3 DUMB ASS ! its used for heating buildings my old building got city steam. we used it to heat the water to make hot water and for heating. we had no oil or gas.

[trueVincent555]

@67tr876 woa, you are really smart aren't you?

[jmac530]

that is a shitload of steam

[1988scottcarey]

hate to be sitting on that steamvent when this started lol

[TheOwNeR395]

awesome footage

[snaket2007]

America is falling apart... bush's administration and his huge investment in the so-called "war on terror" are leaving americans with few investment around cities and important buildings! America Wake-up!!!

[xLinkinPark209x]

america is asleep right now since in california its 10pm so maybe in about 10 hourse america will wake up :)

[Ilovemillerchill]

that's nuts man, great footage but i woulda left

[HARRY24]

crazy

[jigsaw1984]

Awesome footage!!! Too bad nobody has any aftermath footage showing inside the hole after they pulled the tow truck out.

[shavkat89]

this was recorded from my phone i was in the building i was working and walls of building cracked from the explotion