Video shows fire shooting up through Brooklyn manhole
Shocking video shows a huge column of fire bursting up in a busy Brooklyn intersection as a manhole exploded high in the air — one of two in the borough in a matter of hours.
Video posted on Citizen shows several cars driving through Bushwick at 5:20 p.m. Thursday when flames shot up just as a firefighter was moving a barrier, leaving pedestrians sprinting for safety.
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Con Ed responded to the scene — near Central and Myrtle Avenues — but thankfully there were no injuries, the FDNY said.
But just over two hours later another manhole fire erupted less than a mile away, with 60 fire and EMS personnel rushing to the scene at Lewis Ave and Pulaski Street, according to FDNY.
Another clip on Citizen shows flames ripping out of a manhole and spreading to other parts of the street before responders put it out.
The blaze got dangerously close to vehicles and businesses, video shows.
Con Ed also responded to that manhole fire and no injuries were reported, FDNY said.
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