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Exploding Manhole Covers
One morning, around 10 AM, I was walking my dog when I saw what looked like a white van belching fire and smoke from underneath the engine. While I was walking by, though, an owner ran frantically to the van and moved it, to reveal that the smoke was in fact blowing from underground - a manhole cover. Nervous, I hurried my dog upstairs (this was taking place pretty much directly across the street from my apartment building). Moments after I got upstairs, there was an explosion, and I called 911 (as, apparently, had many others) to report a fire. It was the first time in my life I'd ever dialed 911 to report an emergency (though I'd dialed once before after a minor car accident).
I had to leave not long after, and as I did, 171st was covered in a pall of smoke, and it was roped off - only residents were allowed to go by. The manhole cover was gone, and smoke and flames were bellowing out of the hole in the ground. It's a good thing that dude moved his van! Anyway, being oh-so-attached to my camera, and being, as it were, on the scene - I've never lived so close to something like that before! - I snapped a few shots as best I could.
Exploding Manhole Covers
One morning, around 10 AM, I was walking my dog when I saw what looked like a white van belching fire and smoke from underneath the engine. While I was walking by, though, an owner ran frantically to the van and moved it, to reveal that the smoke was in fact blowing from underground - a manhole cover. Nervous, I hurried my dog upstairs (this was taking place pretty much directly across the street from my apartment building). Moments after I got upstairs, there was an explosion, and I called 911 (as, apparently, had many others) to report a fire. It was the first time in my life I'd ever dialed 911 to report an emergency (though I'd dialed once before after a minor car accident).
I had to leave not long after, and as I did, 171st was covered in a pall of smoke, and it was roped off - only residents were allowed to go by. The manhole cover was gone, and smoke and flames were bellowing out of the hole in the ground. It's a good thing that dude moved his van! Anyway, being oh-so-attached to my camera, and being, as it were, on the scene - I've never lived so close to something like that before! - I snapped a few shots as best I could.