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BOOM: Manhole Explosions Rock Asbury Park, Irvington BOOM: Manhole Explosions Rock Asbury Park, Irvington
Boom: Manhole Explosions Rock Asbury Park, Irvington Business owners and downtown residents of Asbury Park were shaken up by a pair of manhole explosions Thursday morning. No one was injured but at least 400 customers lost electricity after two manholes exploded about 9 a.m., authorities said. Jersey Central Power & Light crews were investigating a cable vault that may have been the source of the problem.  Multiple witnesses said that they heard long bangs and felt homes and buildings shake. Asbury Park police and firefighters immediately evacuated the neigh DJ Presto, co-owner of DJ’s Deli on Mattison Avenue, said he was in his ki…

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