A transformer fire in Queens sent an eerie blue light flooding the nighttime sky over New York City Thursday night as electricity flickered in homes and LaGuardia Airport was plunged into darkness. Con Edison says a brief electrical fire involving transformers broke out at the substation on 20th Avenue and 32nd Street in Astoria, causing a transmission dip in the area. The fire lit the sky so brightly that it briefly appeared to be daytime in neighborhoods like Astoria and Woodside, residents reported. Smoke arose from the source of the blue light, visible from as far as Manhattan. Read More: nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Blue-Light-Sky-Explosion-Queens-503589291.html NBC 4 New York on Twitter: 4.nbcny.com/kAuuwUN NBC 4 New York on Facebook: 4.nbcny.com/mbeh714 NBC 4 New York on Instagram: 4.nbcny.com/g5YlkcI NBC 4 New York on Youtube: 4.nbcny.com/iTUpy5e #NYC #ConEdison #TransformerFire #Queens #News