exploding manholes

Tremont and School streets not where you'd want a flaming manhole Monday morning

By adamg - 1/13/20 - 8:45 am

Intersection of School and Tremont streets blocked off

Smoke-belching aftermath. Photo by Kelley Duff.

But Susan Tran reports that's where a manhole burst into flames and began to smoke this morning. Firefighters in action.

Manholes explode in Brookline

By adamg - 12/4/19 - 7:02 pm

Matthew Touchette reports the area around the intersection of Rte. 9 and Cypress street is closed off, and firefighters are going door to door, following manhole explosions there.

After manhole explodes, part of Dorchester loses power

By adamg - 7/11/19 - 9:19 am

Part of Dorchester in the dark after manhole explodes

Lindsey_ericax shows us Train and King streets in Dorchester after a manhole exploded around 11 p.m. on Wednesday.

Manholes explode in the Back Bay

By adamg - 2/11/19 - 1:35 pm

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

Jan reported hearing a "GIANT boom."

Steam from manhole shuts roads on Cambridge side of Museum of Science

By adamg - 9/13/18 - 7:29 pm

Ed. note: Post updated with fact it was steam, not smoke from a fire.

The Cambridge Fire Department reports what appeared to be smoke was actually just steam from a manhole at Land Boulevard and the Monsignor O'Brien Highway shortly after 7 p.m.

Still, police shut the roads down by the Museum of Science as a precaution until firefighters could confirm that.

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Manholes explode in South Boston

By adamg - 8/23/18 - 11:36 pm

At D and West 1st streets shortly after 11 p.m., at least two and possibly three (photo of one explosion). Read more.

Manhole explodes and parts of the North End go dark

By adamg - 7/8/18 - 11:14 pm

Matthew Gregoire surveys the scene at North Marginal and Cooper streets.

Smoke-belching manhole disrupts Boylston Street outside the BPL after possible transformer explosion

By adamg - 7/5/18 - 8:36 pm

Harry Grillo reports Boston firefighters are outside the BPL's Boylston Street entrance, where a manhole began getting all nasty around 8:30 p.m.

Alexandra Zafris reports: Read more.

Fire in the holes: Three manholes explode in Brighton

By adamg - 12/10/17 - 9:29 am

KMV shows us one of the three manholes on Lake Street that burst into flames shortly before 8 a.m.

UPDATE: Greater Boston Radio reports inspectors cleared the three manholes and ordered the power back on - and three manholes one street over promptly blew up.

Parts of Cambridge go dark when a manhole explodes

By adamg - 9/27/17 - 10:05 pm

The Cambridge Fire Department reports a manhole at Cambridge and Tremont streets exploded around 8:50 p.m.

Inman Square went dark.

Eversource reports it hopes to have power restored by 10:45 p.m.

Flaming manhole shuts Tremont Street on Mission Hill

By adamg - 7/11/17 - 8:32 pm

Firefighters and utility crews are at Tremont and Parrker streets, where a manhole burst into flames around 8 p.m. Tremont was shut in both directions.

West Roxbury manhole explodes

By adamg - 4/7/17 - 2:01 pm

No injuries, but several businesses along Centre Street near the Bank of America parking lot lost power when the manhole lost its top, Ted Cooper reports.

Kaboom: Manholes explode in Government Center area

By adamg - 4/2/17 - 12:18 pm

Shortly before 11 a.m., in the area of Cambridge and New Sudbury streets. WCVB reports several manhole explosions.

Ted Folkman reports:

Just saw a manhole cover explode right outside the JFK building, and loud boom. Smoke billowing out!

Video from WHDH.

Alex Carlson reports a fire in a manhole on Parkton Road shortly after 9 p.m. was followed rather quickly by people losing power between the MSPCA and the Jamaicaway.

Manhole explodes, big chunk of Hyde Park goes dark

By adamg - 7/14/13 - 8:53 pm

Shortly after 8 p.m., at Hyde Park Avenue and Greenwood Street, according to Jimmy Cawley and Ruddy S.

Foom! Flaming manhole startles some near South Station

By adamg - 6/11/13 - 4:27 pm

At 3:39 p.m., David Ziegler-Voll tweeted:

Holy shit just saw 10 ft flames and smoke shoot out of a manhole cover on Atlantic Ave. across from South Station

Dale Cruse then added:

My girlfriend at S. Station said manhole cover smoked and exploded. Fire shot out while homeless man watched, like, "ain't no thang".

Manhole bursts into flames at Beacon and Mass. Ave.

By adamg - 6/9/13 - 8:48 pm

"Manhole blown off with smoke pouring out," D. Matt Brothers reports.