Brooklyn Manhole Explosion Injures Con Ed Workers

Two Con Ed workers were injured when a manhole exploded at Broadway and Hart Streets in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. According to MyFoxNY, "one worker was struck in the head by the manhole cover after the explosion." He is in critical condition; both workers are at Kings County Hospital. WABC 7 says they "were working on a nearby service box when the explosion sent the manhole flying into the air."

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By Jen Chung in News on February 17, 2010 9:27 AM

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Actually, critical condition is bad, I'll save my bitching for another time. Hope the guys recover.

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Will they be raising my rates in response? I don't think they've raised rates in like 6 weeks, I'm very happy for them that they may have found a new BS reason to do so.