PHOTOS from steam pipe explosion in Flatiron

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Thursday, July 19, 2018
It was a dramatic scene after a steam pipe exploded in Manhattan's Flatiron District on July 19, 2018, sending thick clouds of steam shooting into the air.
NewsCopter7 was over the large crater created by the steam pipe explosion in Flatiron on July 19, 2018.
It was a dramatic scene after a steam pipe exploded in Manhattan's Flatiron District on July 19, 2018, sending thick clouds of steam shooting into the air.
NewsCopter7 was over the decontamination center set up in the aftermath of the steam pipe explosion in Flatiron on July 19, 2018.
NewsCopter7 was over the decontamination center set up in the aftermath of the steam pipe explosion in Flatiron on July 19, 2018.
NewsCopter7 was over the decontamination center set up in the aftermath of the steam pipe explosion in Flatiron on July 19, 2018.
NewsCopter7 was over the large crater created by the steam pipe explosion in Flatiron on July 19, 2018.
NewsCopter7 was over the large crater created by the steam pipe explosion in Flatiron on July 19, 2018.
It was a dramatic scene after a steam pipe exploded in Manhattan's Flatiron District on July 19, 2018, sending thick clouds of steam shooting into the air.
It was a dramatic scene after a steam pipe exploded in Manhattan's Flatiron District on July 19, 2018, sending thick clouds of steam shooting into the air.
It was a dramatic scene after a steam pipe exploded in Manhattan's Flatiron District on July 19, 2018, sending thick clouds of steam shooting into the air.
Steam explosion in Flatiron on Thursday, July 19, 2018.   Photo by @patkeenan52 via Twitter.
A steam pipe explosion in Manhattan's Flatiron District closed streets, forced evacuations and sent a huge plume of steam high into the air on July 19, 2018.
A steam pipe explosion in Manhattan's Flatiron District closed streets, forced evacuations and sent a huge plume of steam high into the air on July 19, 2018.
A steam pipe explosion in Manhattan's Flatiron District closed streets, forced evacuations and sent a huge plume of steam high into the air on July 19, 2018.
A steam pipe explosion in Manhattan's Flatiron District closed streets, forced evacuations and sent a huge plume of steam high into the air on July 19, 2018.
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PHOTOS from steam pipe explosion in FlatironIt was a dramatic scene after a steam pipe exploded in Manhattan's Flatiron District on July 19, 2018, sending thick clouds of steam shooting into the air.

FLATIRON, Manhattan (WABC) -- Photos from the scene show the dramatic moments after a steam pipe explosion shut down streets and prompted evacuations in Manhattan's Flatiron District.