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AdvertisementIt's that time of year again, as New Yorkers gather round the crackling flames to observe the ancient Yuletide tradition. That's right. We're talking about The city's creaky tangle of underground utilities is once again under siege from salty water. The result, as we've seen in the last few days, is an abundance of manhole explosions. fromjust heard an explosion and told brittany it was a truck going over the speed bump but she is smart and said it was a manhole exploding and she was right! — Timothy Wynne (@bruv__)manhole fire in front of 154-42 22 avenue Whitestone — ph*lp b*g**s (@BogdosPhilp)The phenomenon typically happens after a major winter storm, as de-icing salt seeps into the ground, corroding subterranean wires and unleashing gas, which in some cases sparks fires and blows the several-hundred-pound manholes Earlier this week, Upper East Side residents were jolted awake at 3 a.m. after a manhole fire lit up the intersection of York Avenue and East 89th Street. “We’re doing a lot of this, these things with this weather," "The salt that’s put on the road with the snow that affects the wiring in these manholes."Here's a helpful graphic from Con Ed—which has 246,000 manholes and service boxes across the five boroughs—that details the process, from (1) Salt to (6) An Explosion.Neither Con Ed nor FDNY shared details about the number of manhole fires since last week's snow storm. But between 2009 and 2018 there were nearly 4,000 fire department dispatches for manhole explosions, , injuring 57 people, on top of significant amount of property damage and power outages.Torrential downpours tend to speed up this process, according to Con Ed. The utility recommends that you from lampposts, grates, and manhole covers during this "post-storm" period, which seems like good advice for humans as well.If you spot a smoking manhole, contact Con Ed or the FDNY as soon as possible. Do you know the scoop?below orWe rely on your support to make local news available to all."It puts more of a burden on New York — puts more of a burden on 49 other states."Read More In:

AdvertisementIt's that time of year again, as New Yorkers gather round the crackling flames to observe the ancient Yuletide tradition. That's right. We're talking about The city's creaky tangle of underground utilities is once again under siege from salty water. The result, as we've seen in the last few days, is an abundance of manhole explosions. fromjust heard an explosion and told brittany it was a truck going over the speed bump but she is smart and said it was a manhole exploding and she was right! — Timothy Wynne (@bruv__)manhole fire in front of 154-42 22 avenue Whitestone — ph*lp...

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