exploding manholes
Flames shoot out of manhole, parts of Roxbury lose power
By adamg - 9/9/11 - 8:29 amPower is out along Warren Street from at least Montrose Street to Elm Hill Avenue, where firefighters responded to a report of a flaming manhole shortly before 9 a.m.
Manhole fire forces evacuation of downtown building, shuts down streets
By adamg - 8/19/11 - 9:22 am
Manhole before it shot flames into the air. Photo by SwirlyGrrl.
The Boston Fire Department reports a manhole fire that started around 9:30 a.m. in front of 211 Congress Street knocked out power to the 11-story building and forced its evacuation. Congress and Purchase streets were shut.
Around 10 a.m., Dave reports, an explosion in the hole sent a column of flame 30 feet into the air.
Beacon Hill manholes get all fired up
By adamg - 5/7/11 - 4:51 pmBoston Police tweet manholes exploded this morning at Joy Street and both Mt. Vernon and Pinckney streets.
Manholes exploding across downtown Salem
By adamg - 7/31/10 - 9:55 pmSalem Insider and Patch Marblehead are reporting underground explosions on Crombie Street in downtown Salem, sending manhole covers into the air and bringing National Grid and fire crews into the area at a rapid pace.
Ryan Westphal tweets the power is now out in his Salem neighborhood.
Flaming manholes across the city
By adamg - 7/6/10 - 9:26 pmThe Boston Fire Department is being kept busy this evening responding to multiple reports of manhole and power-line issues as overloaded lines give out under all the demand and heat.
They've seen fire and they've seen rain
By adamg - 3/15/10 - 10:02 amAmid all the flooded-basement and accident calls this morning, the Boston Fire Department also had to send crews out to manhole fires at State Street and Surface Road and Allston Street and Comm. Ave.
Soggy hat tip to Prairie Rose Clayton for the headline.
Think of the beer: Electrical fire underneath Boston Beer Works
By adamg - 2/16/10 - 12:08 pmA flaming manhole spread smoke into 61 Brookline Ave. - home of Boston Beer Works - around noon, the Boston Fire Department reports.
The building was evacuated, no major damage done, but one firefighter was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation of respiratory issues.
Exploding manholes of doom black out parts of Medford
By adamg - 10/16/09 - 10:40 amMight be good to avoid towns with names beginning with M today:
Channel 4 reports flames shot 20 to 30 feet in the air when manholes exploded on Main Street in Medford around 10:30 a.m. and that several thousand people are now without power.
William Fleurant tweets traffic is, as you might expect, a mess there (where 38, 16 and I-93 come together).
MBTA Police report power went out at the Malden Orange Line station, trapping one person in an elevator.
When manholes explode, power dies
By adamg - 9/30/09 - 8:27 amA manhole fire at Seaver and Maple streets around 9 a.m. knocked out power to the surrounding area and caused a traffic mess.
Fire-spitting manhole erupts in Brighton Center
By adamg - 6/16/09 - 11:08 pmAt 302 Washington St., Boston Police tweet.
