Time to update the exploding manhole cover list:
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Explosions/Fire Blow Manhole Covers into the Air (MI)
A series of underground explosions in Detroit blew two manhole covers high into the air Thursday morning.
http://www.wxyz.com/wxyz/nw_local_news/article/0,2132,WXYZ_15924_4029574,00.html
Manhole fires reported in Boston neighborhood (MA)
BOSTON --Boston firefighters are responding to at least four manhole fires in Boston's Charlestown section this afternoon
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/08/25/manhole_fires_reported_in_boston_neighborhood/
this is getting to be a daily occurence. Dont forget last Friday . . .
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1466736/posts
Wasn't there a slew of these last year as well?
These underground explosions just jogged something in my memory. Like deja vu but not sure when.
Thanks.
BOSTON.com - News (AP): "MANHOLE FIRES REPORTED IN BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Boston firefighters are responding to at least four manhole fires in Boston's Charlestown section this afternoon. A fire department spokesperson says the flames may have spread to an adjacent building in the area of Bunker Hill and Sullivan streets.") (August 25, 2005) (Read More...)
ABClocal.go.com - New York-WABC: "MANHOLE EXPLODES BURNING TWO PEDESTRIANS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Two pedestrians were burned in a manhole explosion and fire in the Flushing section of Queens.") (Updated August 19, 2005) (Read More...)
WTOP.com (AP): San Francisco - "BLAST INJURES WOMAN IN SAN FRANCISCO" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "An explosion in a utility chamber under a downtown shopping district critically burned a woman, sent a manhole cover flying and shattered windows at a Polo Ralph Lauren clothing store, authorities said.") (August 19, 2005) (Read More...)