Manholes explode on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Witnesses reported hearing two explosions before thick smoke began pouring out of two manholes on Montague Street near Henry Street shortly before 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
Banging sounds continued to emanate from the manholes — in front of Saketumi Asian Bistro at 118 Montague St. — as passersby and their dogs scattered. A window broke on an upper floor, possibly from the concussion, and some residents in nearby apartment buildings debated vacating.
Firefighters closed off a section of Montague Street and called in Con Edison and National Grid, an FDNY spokesperson told the Brooklyn Eagle.