Comments on: fire & explosions in DUMBO

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:43:27 +0000

WoW! Nobody was hurt? I’m always a little suspicious of manhole covers :) Great shots, Matt!

By: Lucy

Lucy — Thu, 27 May 2010 02:06:03 +0000

Whoa! Glad you’re ok, but also it was great that you were on the scene with a camera at hand

By: Barry

Barry — Wed, 26 May 2010 22:53:05 +0000

ha, good lessons…and great shots Matt

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 26 May 2010 22:12:55 +0000

Lessons learned from this experience:

1- If there is smoke and fire coming from underground, don’t stand anywhere near a manhole cover.

2- Don’t stand any closer to fire and smoke than the firmen are standing. If they are 15 feet back, you should probably follow their lead.

3- Find a safe spot to hide and take photos if you want to get the money shot. You don’t want to be busy running for your life when the time comes.

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Wed, 26 May 2010 20:55:29 +0000

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by krugerlive and Jill Harrison, krugerlive. krugerlive said: Matt threw up a nice blog post about the DUMBO explosions: http://fortheloveofbrooklyn.com/archives/2010/05/fire-explosions-in-dumbo.html [...]

By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:51:27 +0000

Crazy shots, Matt! Thanks for sharing. It's kind of amazing how quickly DUMBO news gets out on the web -- the upside of being a (nearly) digital district, I suppose. Already there are posts on Brownstoner, Gothamist, the L Magazine, and more. Suffice it to say, I think we've got this nabe in news lockdown. :)

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:46:27 +0000

That was pretty gnarly. Great shots, Matt. I really like the first one with the walking foot in the frame.

By: Kruger

Kruger — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:27:52 +0000

Dude, it was so insane. I’m happy we survived and that you got photos and could blog it. Why are we still in this office when the block is exploding?