Manhole Fire Shuts 2nd Ave In Midtown, Hurts 1: Officials

MURRAY HILL, NY — Multiple manholes went up in flames on Second Avenue Friday morning, shutting down eight blocks along the avenue, officials said.

All lanes of traffic were closed along Second Avenue between 34th and 42nd streets, NYC Emergency Management wrote on Twitter about 8:40 a.m. Lanes were re-opened about 10 a.m., NYCEM's notification system tweeted.

One person was sent to the hospital from the fire, the FDNY said.

Due to multiple manhole fires, all lanes of 2nd Avenue are closed between East 34th Street and East 42nd Street in both directions in Manhattan. Consider alt routes. Multilingual & ASL Link: https://t.co/GpdlTK7FPB.
— NYCEM - Notify NYC (@NotifyNYC) September 6, 2019

Firefighters rushed to the corner of Second Avenue and East 36th Street just after 8 a.m. after hearing that a manhole had caught fire, an FDNY spokesman said. The injured person was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center. The spokesman did not have details about the person's condition.

ConEdison was on their way to the manhole fire around 8:45 a.m.

Patch reporter Sydney Pereira contributed to this report.