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Manholes explode in the Back Bay

Boston firefighters are on Columbus Avenue in the area of Isabella Street, where manholes exploded in flames around 1:25 p.m.

Jan reported hearing a "GIANT boom."

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Could you describe this "boom?"

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Sorta like a "ka-Pow!" but with a bit of a "thud!"

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"Boom" describes itself.

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My inner 10 year old really wants to take that over, because "exploding manhole" you know!

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good thing there is a fire station right nearby.

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Manholes exploded all the time in the back bay.

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I seem to have missed that, but then I've only lived here 38 years.

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That's because I think he's being cheeky with the location having a large gay community

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...just homophobic.

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