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  1. basso

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    sitting at my desk and heard fire engines outside, moments later a loud bang, and thick black smoke covered my windows (i'm on the 10th floor). my first thought was a manhole cover had blown, something that's been happening a lot with the snow melting.

    got downstairs and there's a white rental delivery van, covered in smoke, with firefighters everywhere. my super said a guy got in and turned the key, and it burst into flames. he ran across the street, and the **** blew up.

    the flames shot 20 ft. into the air. uploading some video now.

    van was totally destroyed, but everyone/thing else seems ok.
     
    #1 basso, Feb 24, 2010
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    What are your cross streets?
     
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    broadway/72nd. UWS.
     
    #3 basso, Feb 24, 2010
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    Did the van say

    Flowers By Irene

    on it? :confused:
     
    #4 SwoLy-D, Feb 24, 2010
  5. basso

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    there's an ice cream store next door, maybe the rocky road jihadis or something.
     
    #5 basso, Feb 24, 2010
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    QUICK! Someone tell ToyCen!
     
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    You'll never change Basso, how classy...
     
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    UWS is an odd place for a car bombing.

    I remember Tony Montana was supposed to do it in front of the UN building.
     
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    that's it- where'd you find the pic?
     
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    #11 TreeRollins, Feb 24, 2010
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    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    He no kill no kiss main.
     
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  13. basso

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    not really, although this stretch of 72nd would be weird i think. the JCC a few blocks away has crash barriers all around it.

    Condi did hold a meeting across the street during the UN opening a few years back, lots a guys w/ machine guns were running around, but she was just in some (apparently) random 5 story office building.
     
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    Any deaths reported yet?
     
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    fixed
     
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    i don't think anyone was hurt.
     
    #16 basso, Feb 24, 2010
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    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    Well, Congrats DD. :grin:
     
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    good, be safe
     
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    another shot:

    [​IMG]
     
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