Manhole fires force 100 residents from Bronx apartment buildings

Friday, March 2, 2018
FORDHAM, Bronx (WABC) -- Manhole fires forced about 100 residents from four Bronx apartment buildings early Friday.

The manholes caught fire on Park Avenue in the Fordham section at around 1 a.m., and there was a small fire in the basement of one of the adjacent homes.
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The fire was quickly brought under control.

Two people sustained minor injuries.
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Residents have been allowed back inside all but one of the buildings.

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