BROCKTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A pair of underground explosions rocked a section of downtown Brockton overnight, leaving parts of the city without power.
Crews responded around 11 p.m. Tuesday to the intersection of Court Street and Montello Street and found two manhole covers that had exploded.
Fire officials said the covers blew off the manholes, sparking a fire under the street. Heavy black smoke could be seen billowing up from underground.
Crews were able to put out the fire after National Grid shut off power to the area. Over 1,000 customers were left without power.
No one was hurt, but the incident marks the third explosion in the area in recent months. Officials said manholes exploded on Main Street in January and in July.
The president of National Grid blamed the explosions on a decades-old wiring system beneath the streets of Brockton, as opposed to them being located overhead.
“I apologize that we cause stress within the downtown area of Brockton,” president Marcy Reed said.
No one was hurt when the manhole covers blew off.
Reviews of infrastructure in the downtown area will take place in the coming days.
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