Con Edison confirmed that one manhole exploded in the Times Square area due to cable failure.
Firefighters also found one property on West 43rd Street with elevated carbon monoxide levels and aired out the lower levels of the building.
Despite the shock, no one was reportedly injured and no property was damaged. Everything was back to normal in the busy tourist area by 9 p.m. Manhole fires more than doubled in New York City from fiscal year 2020 to 2021, jumping to 6,104 last year, according to the Mayor's Management report released last year.
Manhole fires often occur when gas builds up underground and is ignited by an electrical short circuit, sending an explosion through the path of least resistance, which is usually a manhole, according to Fire Engineering magazine. What began as a normal Sunday night at the crossroads of the world turned into mass chaos when a manhole exploded.
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