Remember the days when we'd all believe what these folks told us?-----FDNY races to rescue New Yorkers trapped in dark ELEVATORS as the Big Apple and New Jersey is plunged into chaos by sudden mass power outage sparked by 'explosion' at Con Edison plant | Daily Mail Online

FDNY races to rescue New Yorkers trapped in dark ELEVATORS as the Big Apple and New Jersey is plunged into chaos by sudden mass power outage sparked by 'explosion' at Con Edison plant | Daily Mail Online

• Black smoke was seen coming from the Con Edison power facility in Brooklyn on Thursday night and a power cut followed with lights seen flickering 
• It sent plunged the city into chaos temporarily with multiple reports of people trapped in elevators and people stuck on the subway for up to 20 minutes 
• Con Edison said the issue was due to a fault on a power line at its facility on John Street in Dumbo. Most electricity is back up and running...