These sort of events are caused by melting snow mixing with road salt and seeping into the underground electric equipment.

Two kids and an adult were injured when a manhole exploded in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood on Thursday afternoon, according to police and fire officials. The explosion happened just before 4 p.m.

The NYPD and FDNY reported that three manhole covers were blown open this afternoon. The victims have minor injuries.

The three victims sustained minor burns, including a 4-year-old boy and 2-year-old girl who were singed in the face and upper chest.

Three people, including two children, are recovering after a manhole explosion shook a busy Tribeca intersection Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The incident happened ...

Osman Bah was driving his taxi through Midtown when an underground explosion shot four heavy manhole covers into the air. The blast near Lexington Avenue and 44th Street sent one of the metal covers ...

A quiet late afternoon in Tribeca turned chaotic on Thursday when a manhole exploded just before 4 p.m., hurling covers and debris into the street. Three people were injured in the blast, including ...

SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A manhole explosion caused a big mess in Sunset Park and a dangerous situation for one driver. A 300-pound transformer cover landed on top of a car and smashed the ...

A teen was arrested in connection to an October explosion in Leesburg that dislodged several manhole covers early in the morning. Trent Lasher, 18, of Leesburg, VA was arrested on Thursday and charged ...

Three people, including two children, are recovering after a manhole explosion shook a busy Tribeca intersection Thursday ...