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Manhole Fire, Explosions Rock DUMBO
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John Del Signore
Published May 26, 2010
Modified May 26, 2010
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Published May 26, 2010
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At least two manholes caught fire after exploding on Water Street (between Adams and Washington Streets) and on Washington Street in DUMBO around 3:15 today. One witness tells us "one of the manhole covers flew several stories off the ground. There was fire before but now just a lot of black smoke." The FDNY seems to have the situation under control, and there don't appear to be any injuries reported, but when something similar happened last month in midtown, Thom Yorke fans were tragically inconvenienced.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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