Part Of Boylston St. Closed Due To Explosive Manhole Fires

Boston MA

17 May, 2022

3:16 PM

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BOSTON — Crews are investigating a pair of manhole fires that happened near 800 Boylston St. Tuesday, according to a statement the Boston Fire Department posted on Twitter. Eversource representatives are on the scene to assess the damage, and the company warned the area may experience a "controlled outage." No injuries were reported, and police, fire and Eversource crews are working together to keep the area safe. Boylston St. is closed from Fairfield, and police are asking people to avoid the area. This is a breaking news story. Patch will update as we find out more.