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Worker escapes manhole explosion in Taunton


Taunton police say a worker working on{ }Broadway and Church streets was able{ } to escape a manhole explosion, Tuesday, June, 2021. (WJAR)
Taunton police say a worker working on Broadway and Church streets was able to escape a manhole explosion, Tuesday, June, 2021. (WJAR)
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Taunton police said a worker was able to escape a manhole explosion late Tuesday morning.

Police said they responded to Broadway and Church streets just before 11:30 a.m. after an officer working a road detail reported a manhole explosion.

Investigators said the explosion was due to an electrical line that was hit by a road crew.

"The damaged electrical line resulted in a fire in the nearest Taunton Municipal Light Plant manhole, and the pressure released from the fire blew one manhole cover off," noted police in a release Tuesday.

No injuries were reported.

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