Multiple Manholes Catch Fire, Explode in Boston
12/10/2017
BOSTON (AP) — Authorities say no one was hurt when multiple manholes caught fire and exploded in Boston.
City fire officials say crews responded to the city’s Brighton neighborhood on Sunday morning for a report of a manhole explosion. Five Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority manholes were on fire, three of which exploded.
No injuries have been reported.
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