NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED WHEN AN EXPLOSION BLEW OFF A MANHOLE COVER AT 7TH AND JACKSON STREETS WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE EXPOSED MANHOLE WHEN FIRE CREWS ARRIVED AROUND 11AM.
A MIDAMERICAN ENERGY REPAIR CREW WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE AND A SPOKESMAN SAYS THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE SMALL EXPLOSION WAS THE FAILURE OF AN ELECTRICAL CABLE OR CONNECTION THAT CREATED A SUDDEN DISCHARGE OF ELECTRICITY.
NO CUSTOMERS WERE AFFECTED BY THE INCIDENT.
PHOTO BY GEORGE LINDBLADE
