Earlier on Thursday evening, residents in parts of New York were amazed by a blue glow in the that transformed the city's skyline.

Reports and footage indicate that a large explosion occurred at the 20th ave Con Edison plant in Astoria, NY. A transformer blew and in turn lit up the evening sky.  An active investigation is underway as officials try to uncover more details about the incident.

Many alarmed and confused residents flooded Twitter with amazing visuals of this incident.

BREAKING: Large explosion reported at 20th ave at the Con Edison plant. pic.twitter.com/bzFOWaCEuJ

— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) December 28, 2018

View from my roof insane pic.twitter.com/ekLyolAPO5

— kjones4215 (@kjones4215) December 28, 2018

Con Ed is blowing up in Astoria!! #astoria#conedisonpic.twitter.com/fWSDdDnK2c

— Christopher N. Okada (@ChrisOkada) December 28, 2018

View from my roof in Astoria pic.twitter.com/GwyaiRh1Ye

— Michael Hauptman (@HauptmanMichael) December 28, 2018

Whoa. I was wondering what that was. This is what it looked like from Brooklyn. It lit up the whole sky pic.twitter.com/tmiSbdjQLl

— Clara Lambert (@NYClara) December 28, 2018

At least it was just an electrical transformer and nothing more globally apocalyptic like this:

pic.twitter.com/TbOqRgGtTl

— Robby Cano (@RobbyCano) December 28, 2018