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manhole fire

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Upper East Side

February 11, 2013

Manhole Fire Causes Street Closures on Second Avenue

A manhole fire at East 81st Street and Second Avenue has forced several streets to be blocked off.

New York City

February 10, 2013

Dozens of Manhole Fires Cause Scattered Power Outages After Blizzard

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

Flatiron

January 31, 2013

Buildings Evacuated After 14th Street Manhole Fire

The fire started on 14th between Fifth and Sixth avenues Thursday afternoon.

Harlem

June 27, 2012

Manhole Explosion Sends Flames Shooting onto Amsterdam Avenue

An underground explosion erupted from three manholes on Amsterdam Ave. between 131st and 133rd streets.

Borough Park

June 21, 2012

Manhole Fire Leaves Borough Park Block Without Electricity

A manhole fire sparked on 14th Avenue in Brooklyn June 21, 2012.

Midwood

May 30, 2012

Manhole Explosions Leave Midwood Residents Without Power

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

Canarsie & Mill Basin

February 21, 2012

Smoky Manhole Fire Leaves One Injured and Forces Evacuation in Carnarsie

One person suffered an arm injury after a manhole fire sent smoke into a nearby warehouse, FDNY said.

Upper West Side

February 18, 2012

West End Avenue Manhole Fire Closes Street to Traffic

A manhole fire on West End Avenue at 82nd Street closed the thoroughfare to traffic Saturday morning.

Murray Hill and Gramercy

July 28, 2011

Manhole Fire Forces Evacuation on 25th Street

Six people were evacuated Thursday after a manhole fire on East 25th Street and Lexington Avenue generated high levels of carbon monoxide.

Harlem

July 24, 2011

Riverbank State Park Reopens After Sewage Treatment Plant Fire

Riverbank Park, which sits atop the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant, has been closed since a four alarm fire raged there Wednesday.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen

July 11, 2011

Smoking Manholes Close Off Sixth Avenue

Firefighters shut down a portion of Sixth Avenue from 20th to 21st street after two manholes caught fire Monday afternoon.

Midtown

June 27, 2011

Midtown Building Evacuated After Power Problem

An office building at 1359 Broadway was evacuated after a transformer started smoking, cutting power.

Midtown

May 20, 2011

Manhole Explosion Shuts Down Midtown Block

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

Washington Heights & Inwood

May 19, 2011

Washington Heights Manhole Fire Forces Building Evacuation

Fourteen people fled their homes in the wake of a manhole fire on W. 161st Street near Riverside Drive.

Washington Heights & Inwood

March 10, 2011

Smoking Manhole Knocks Out Power to Inwood Apartments

A smoking manhole left 43 apartment units without power at 24 Thayer St., officials said.