Crime & Safety
Manhole Cover Blown Out Of Somerville Street In Explosion, Lands In Roof Of Triple-Decker Home
"Everybody got scared at four in the morning, everybody home, nobody got hurt," said Jose Darosa, the building's owner.
May 12, 2023
SOMERVILLE - A manhole cover ended up impaled in the roof a triple-decker home after an explosion in Somerville Thursday.
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The fire department said there was an "underground explosion in an electrical manhole" around 4 a.m. at the intersection of Cross Street and McGrath Highway.
"Everybody got scared at four in the morning, everybody home, nobody got hurt," said Jose Darosa, the building's owner.
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A manhole cover ended up impaled in the roof a triple-decker home on Cross Street in Somerville Thursday.
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The manhole cover is removed from the roof after an explosion sent it into the air early Thursday morning/CBS Boston
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