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VIDEO: Arcing Wires Pop Manhole Covers In Underground Ho-Ho-Kus Blast VIDEO: Arcing Wires Pop Manhole Covers In Underground Ho-Ho-Kus Blast
Video: Arcing Wires Pop Manhole Covers In Underground Ho-Ho-Kus Blast HO-HO-KUS, N.J. – Video shows a downed power line in Ho-Ho-Kus that ignited a tree limb, eventually sparking an underground explosion that popped two manhole covers – nearly hitting emergency responders. ABC7 Eyewitness News video shows responders arriving at the Gilbert Road fire, which broke out just before 10 a.m. Thursday when a primary service line set the limb ablaze, cracking it off the tree. The falling limb yanked several power lines onto the roadway and on top of a nearby vehicle, Fire Lt. Dane Michael Policastro said Friday. “The high tension lines began arcing in the roadway an…