Posted on 04/03/2025 7:42:40 AM PDT by DallasBiff
Pittsburgh police have reopened Grant Street to one lane after it was closed to traffic in Downtown Pittsburgh as at least two manhole covers along the thoroughfare popped loose, one with a thunderous boom, around noon Tuesday.
The cause was traced to a fire affecting high voltage wires under Grant Street, according to Emily Bourne, a police spokeswoman.
Pressure built up beneath the street and dislodged the manhole covers, she said.
People could feel the initial blast a block away at the Allegheny County Courthouse.
No one was injured, according to Public Safety Director Lee Schmidt.
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Gotta include the toxic smells that go with it-combustible.
A misunderstanding has pete buttigeig and tim walz rushing to the scene.
There was an instance of a popping manhole cover that killed a woman a few years ago. I believe it was in Pittsburgh.
Gotta wonder if a pressure vent couldn’t be installed on those things. Or are the incidents so very rare that it’s not a concern?
Twas the mole people. They thought about coming up there but took a few peeks and decided that the place was so crappy it was not worth invading.
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