Robert Brownlee was on the Operation Plumbbob team that launched an object in space before Sputnik. They put a manhole cover above a nuke underground, and the explosion shot the iron cap into space.

A smoky and FDNY-lined Van Brunt Street sent neighbors pouring out onto the pavement after a manhole fire resulted in 35 people without power in Red Hook. The FDNY said that it received a call of the ...

While the odds of getting struck by an exploding manhole cover are low, they’re not zero. According to the 2021 New York City Mayor Management Report, the New York Fire Department responded to 261 ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) – It’s a mysterious, dangerous manhole that no one wants to claim. A manhole cover along Summerdale Drive in Clearwater has been causing problems for drivers for more than a ...

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