manhole explosion

Five manhole fires broke out on the Upper East Side Tuesday, officials said.

Salvatore Grillo was hit in the head by a manhole cover while he was walking his dog on Feb. 2, 2015.

Salt laid out for last weekend's snow storm has corroded wires and sparked fires, officials said.

The fire torched a car and filled six buildings with carbon monoxide, the FDNY said.

Snow, sleet and rain have triggered manhole explosions, stalled subways and slippery sidewalks.

Bernard Vickers, 23, saved a trapped cabbie and passenger after a manhole exploded under their taxi.

The cause was damage to underground wires, Con Ed said. 

More than 1,800 New Yorkers were without power Sunday evening, Con Edison said.

The power for a Reade Street building was shut down by Con Edison after the noon explosion.

Eight stores were shuttered along the busy throughfare, and the roadway was closed off, FDNY said.

Two manhole explosions caused power outages on one Midwood block Tuesday night.

A house was evacuated and cars were towed from the street after a morning manhole explosion in Flushing.

The manhole fire on East 51st Street between Second and Third avenues shut the street to traffic Friday morning.

The force of the explosions on Bennett Avenue and West 181st Street shattered the glass of a first-floor apartment.

Two manhole explosions led to the evacuation of several businesses on First Avenue and 51st Street Tuesday.