Alberto ReyesFire in the hole!
Smoke poured out of a manhole at St. Marks Place and Third Avenue this morning.
The condition was noticed shortly before 11 a.m., according to a ConEd spokesperson who cited a failure of underground equipment. No one was injured, he said.
On Twitter, one person reported seeing fireballs. ConEd said the smoke was likely from smouldering equipment rather than from a fire.
M101, M102 and M103 buses were rerouted while the fire department and ConEd investigated the incident.
