Early Monday morning (approximately 12 AM) there was an manhole explosion on Park Slope's Fifth Avenue near President Street. One tipster says it was between Joe's ShoeRepair and
Moutarde on 5th ave, and an adjacent manhole on President.
The explosion occurred at around 12 am and woke many residents up, who went running to the corner to see what was happening. .
Firemen said it was an explosion
that did not affect the buildings.
At least five fire trucks and many police cars were on hand. No one was hurt but Joe's was searched for fire
damage. At 1.20 AM the
police/firetrucks were still investigating
Photos by: E. Cherilin Stephens
i was there o my god it was like boom o my god so loud so scary i thought i was going to die i was like o my god im too young, im not even 35 yet o my god it was horrible i need to see my therapist