Overview
- Officials confirmed six manhole fires and explosions centered on Newbury Street near Dartmouth Street shortly after 5:20 p.m.
- Four nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution and sidewalks were cleared from Dartmouth Street to Gloucester Street.
- Newbury Street was closed between Exeter and Clarendon, with Dartmouth and Exeter closed from Boylston to Commonwealth Avenue.
- No injuries were reported, and fire crews used gas and carbon-monoxide meters to rule out additional hazards after alarms were triggered by smoke.
- Eversource crews are troubleshooting and shutting down secondary lines to limit outages, and explosion-safe covers kept manhole lids from becoming projectiles.