1 seriously injured after 2 smoke manholes cause car fire in Midtown East

MIDTOWN EAST, Manhattan (WABC) -- One person suffered serious injuries when two smoking manholes blew on Manhattan's East Side on Saturday morning, causing a car fire.

Smoke poured from the manholes in the area around 1st Avenue between East 53rd and 54th Streets.

Firefighters responded to the scene shortly after 11 a.m.

Another person suffered minor injuries.

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