Firefighters ran right into a scene of manholes blasting up in Time Sq. on Sunday.
William Miller
A thunderous manhole blast despatched panicked crowds in Occasions Sq. sprinting for security on Sunday night — however nobody was injured within the fracas.
The FDNY responded to 3 manhole fires after the explosion echoed by way of Midtown round 6:45 p.m. at 215 West 43 Road between Occasions Sq. and eighth Avenue, fireplace officers stated.
Whereas looking surrounding properties, firefighters additionally discovered elevated ranges of carbon monoxide within the cellar of 229 West forty third Road, which was mitigated a short while later. By 9 p.m., firefighters had left the scene.
Con Edison confirmed that the blast was attributable to a cable failure. There have been no buyer outages and no property injury, the utility stated.
The sounds of the explosion had terrified individuals within the space. Video shared on social media exhibits frightened vacationers and locals fleeing the scene as they struggle to determine what was occurring.
The world was briefly closed down as FDNY and ConEd investigated.
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