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We received several reports of a booming, explosion-like noise coming from a parking garage near 16th and L Streets NW just before 11:30 a.m. D.C. Fire/EMS spokesperson Alan Etter tells us that the fire department responded to what turned out to be an electrical failure with some Pepco equipment, possibly a transformer, at that location. No visible fire resulted from the short circuit, but we did hear some smoke was visible in the area immediately after the booming noise. Etter described the incident as "not a big deal."
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"we did hear some smoke was visible"
How exactly does one HEAR smoke? Sorry couldn't resist :)
.....read it again.
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Sorry HREF is whiping my ass today.
A booming sound? That must be the MPS, or Monkey Positioning System.
More anti-monkey disinformation. A properly trained helper monkey will "assume the position" without the aid of any devices apart from the shock collar, and that only when he fails to answer the phone with a proper greeting.
Sorry about the noise.
Just doing my thing.
i work a block away and didn't hear anything...