Crime & Safety
Manhole Fire Cuts Power For Brooklyn Block, Evacuates Buildings
Power was out on a block on Hancock Street as firefighters put out a fire in a manhole on the street, according to officials and video.
BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A manhole fire near the Bed-Stuy border evacuated two buildings and cut power for an entire block on Friday morning.
Firefighters rushed to 1000 Hancock St. —which sits less than a block from Bed-Stuy near Broadway — just before 9 a.m. for a smoking manhole, according to fire officials.
By 11:20 a.m., power was out throughout the entire block, an FDNY spokesperson said.
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The firefighters also evacuated people from 1000 Hancock St. and a neighboring building while they worked on the smoking manhole, the spokesperson said.
Video from the scene shows flames emanating from the street while about a dozen firefighters block off the area.
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