What the heck was that??

j.ryan81

Did anyone else hear something that sounded like an explosion???
In the slope, but it sounds like it was coming from the direction of Flatbush ave.

MOD

YES!!!! I now sirens coming to the aid!! WTF was that!!

union street

Subject: manhole covers

A couple of manhole covers blew up on 5th Ave at President and Carroll. As of a few minutes ago blue flames were popping up out of one of them and lots of smoke from both. It didn't seem like anyone got hurt. Didn't seem to be any damage to property either. The cover was sitting about three feet away from the manhole at Carroll.

parksloperite

Is anyone else's electricity flickering in the wake of the explosion?

j.ryan81

my electricity isn't and I'm on 5th ave & 1st

MOD

Went out and saw it all. All is well it looks like no one or building was damaged. Yes, a manhole cover exploded. In front of Joe's shoe repair. Sent my pics to gothamist, let see...

jamzer

I walked passed the corner of 5th and President on my way to the subway around 7:15am and there was barely a trace of anything out of the ordinary. Was I just in my morning fog, or was it cleaned up by then?

pitu

Jamzer wrote: I walked passed the corner of 5th and President on my way to the subway around 7:15am and there was barely a trace of anything out of the ordinary. Was I just in my morning fog, or was it cleaned up by then?

There was a little bit of yellow tape with "fire do not cross" that I was wondering about, but that's all I saw this morning. Slept right through everything else...

MOD

it also blew the manhole in front of the pet store on the corner

Click the image to see full frame

garfunky

i wonder if they'll do a cursory check for Jimmy Hoffa while theyre down there

eggcream

Garfunky wrote: i wonder if they'll do a cursory check for Jimmy Hoffa while theyre down there

I just saw him pushing a stroller on 7th

ljnd

This happened in front of my old apartment on 5th Street & 6th Ave - the manhole cover blew, and the car parked on top of it caught on fire. Pretty horrific.

longtimesloper

^^ When was that?

ljnd

God, I think it was 5 years ago? Maybe? In the spring/summer. It happened at like 3 in the morning, so my memory is a bit whacked.

wildflower

Those are some great pictures Mamacita!