Street Closure Remains After 'Reported Explosion' In Asbury Park

Asbury Park NJ

26 March, 2021

12:38 PM

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ASBURY PARK – One section of a main street in Asbury Park remained closed on Friday after "explosions" were reported. The 500 block of Cookman Avenue remained closed to through traffic until further notice, police said. Jersey Central Power and Light said it was investigating reported "explosions" in Asbury Park that caused 200 power outages and evacuations on Thursday. JCP&L spokesman Mark Dubin said it got reports that "explosions" caused manhole covers to pop up. The power company was investigating and believed it may have something to with the underground vaults. NJ Advance Media reported that people thought they heard a possible "explosion" and a picture captured smoke coming from a manhole. Residents evacuated after reported explosion in Asbury Park. Smoke billowing from manhole. https://t.co/G5tTzcFVcG pic.twitter.com/Vp75EH2b7f— njdotcom (@njdotcom) March 25, 2021 Police said they were investigating after getting an initial report of a possible gas leak. That would include some of the city's downtown stores.