A Mr. Manhole cutter extractor, attached to a Caterpillar 279C compact track loader equipped with a Cat A26B high-flow auger drive unit, cuts through pavement in Hardinsburg, KY. It is well known that ...

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PORT ST LUCIE, Fla., Dec. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fires and explosions to underground electrical infrastructure can occur anytime throughout the year, but there is a dramatic increase in these events ...

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 "cracked" manhole on Crankhall Lane in Wednesbury burst last night (Thursday 12 February) flooding the road.

This article was originally published on Feb 13 at 5:11pm EST by THE CITY. Andrew Fine assumed lightning struck when he heard an explosion outside his Manhattan apartment on a recent Friday night. But ...