Manholes In Midtown Go Boom

A manhole explosion on 40th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues has reportedly knocked out power in the immediate area and attracted firefighters, one of whom told gawking tourists “It’s not Disneyland, people. Get the hell out of the way,” as he tried to make his way to the scene of the blast. Here is a picture of one smoking manhole just before “a fireball 12 feet tall erupted” out of it; there are also reports of at least one other manhole cover in Midtown suffering from some sort of disturbance. No injuries to report yet, but yipes!