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 manhole exploded underneath an occupied New York City MTA bus, sending the nearly 300-pound iron plate cover up through the floor of the bus and hitting a passenger sitting on the bus Tuesday. The ...

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 ...

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Three people, including two children, are recovering after a manhole explosion shook a busy Tribeca intersection Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The incident happened ...

Residents in a quiet Virginia neighborhood were jolted from their sleep early Sunday after what sounded like an explosion ripped through the area—sending manhole covers flying and prompting an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LEESBURG, Va. - A teen was arrested in connection to an October explosion in Leesburg that dislodged several manhole covers early ...

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