Gothamist: Manhole Takes Down SUV - And Firefighter

Dave H.

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 08:49:29 -0500

That is a serious Looney Tunes/ Wile E. Coyote / Buster Keaton situation with the SUV. I wouldn't know whether to start laughing or crying hysterically if I found myself standing inside an overturned car that just landed on my head.

Toby

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:28:59 -0500

Marc Kroenung is most likely the luckiest member of the FDNY.

zincink

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 19:05:49 -0500

Yipes! That was major luck on his side.. Never underestimate the power of the "crash-helmet"

mrd in nyc

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 13:15:24 -0500

Wait, wait, wait. I'm still trying to wrap my head around this SUV story. So a manhole cover under an SUV explodes and throws the SUV skyward. The SUV tilts sideways in mid-air then slams down on a firefighter who happens to be standing where the driverside window comes down, so that his helmeted head smashes through the window and leaves him standing inside the SUV, which is now laying on its side. Just an ordinary day for the NYFD, I suppose. WOW!

MT

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 11:37:22 -0500

Is it me or is this becoming a recurring theme with New York City infrastructure. Something radical will no doubt need to be done. We live in a thriving modern megalopolis that is built on an aging frame. It began with the highways, continued with subways and now it is the electrical grid. While everyone is piling on Con Ed for failure to keep up with the various problems, they should keep this in mind. There probably isn't a solution short of a complete revamp of existing systems which will be heinously expensive and inconvenient for the residents of the city. So it's either live with random shocks and quit complaining about them or start investing our time and money now.