Explosion, Fire in Manholes Cause Evacuations of Six Buildings in Clinton Hill

Some manholes at Washington and Myrtle exploded Tuesday morning, and then a fire spread to the nearby restaurant Five Spot, according to a tipster who sent in these photos. No one was hurt. Streets were closed to traffic. The back room at Five Spot got a “little charred,” he said. DNAinfo also covered the story, and said firefighters evacuated six buildings on Myrtle, including an animal clinic, because of the possibility of carbon monoxide. Marshals are looking into what caused the explosion and the fire, said the paper.