manhole fires

Crews responded overnight to a report of manhole fires near Faneuil Hall in downtown Boston and remained on scene Sunday morning. Eversource says the smoking manholes at Union and North streets were caused by an underground equipment failure that burned cables. The Boston Fire Department and Eversource are working to fix the problem. No injuries have been reported and officials…

Crews are again responding to manhole fires in downtown Boston for the second time this week.

Crews responded to multiple manhole fires in Boston Monday morning, blocking access to a busy intersection. Police said the fires were reported in the area of 60 School St. sometime before 7 a.m. At the scene, crews uncovered a manhole and smoke emitted from underground. The immediate area was blocked off until further notice in the area of Tremont Street….

Crews responded to three manhole fires in a busy downtown Boston intersection.