Japanese news sources are reporting that Godzilla was not behind the catastrophic power failure that has stricken New York and other major metropolitan areas in the Eastern U.S. Sources in Tokyo are claiming that Godzilla was safe on Monster Island and the hard stomping lizard monster was not involved in the blackout.

According to one spokesman at the JGL news service, Gogi Asobi, “Godzilla and all of the monsters, including Mothra and King Kong, were safe behind our defenses on Monster Island.” This has ended speculation earlier in the day that either terrorism or Godzilla had been behind the blackout.

Rumors started flying shortly after the blackout that there was a possible link between Al-Qaeda and Godzilla when black smoke in the shape of a mosque was seen billowing from a power plant at 14th Street and Avenue C in Manhattan. Eyewitnesses had reported that at the same time the head of Godzilla could be seen rising in the East River just below Roosevelt Island. Other reports, including one sighting from a high-ranking source on the Circle Line defense squadron, claimed that the towering lizard was seen firing a shoulder mounted surface to air missile. The source told this reporter, “It was damn close. But I kicked out a few flares.”

New York Mayor Blooberg could not be reached for comment.