In 1957, scientists detonated a nuclear bomb under the Nevada desert — and launched a steel manhole cover at unimaginable speed. Some say it reached space, beating Sputnik by months. This video ...

Osman Bah was driving his taxi through Midtown when an underground explosion shot four heavy manhole covers into the air. The blast near Lexington Avenue and 44th Street sent one of the metal covers ...

A reported explosion in an underground electrical box Thursday evening blew a manhole cover five feet off the ground in downtown Dayton. A 911 caller reported a strong burning smell and smoke coming ...

A meteor exploded off the coast of Massachusetts, causing a loud boom to be heard throughout the state Saturday afternoon, according to WBZ-TV Chief Meteorologist Eric Fisher. A meteor exploded off ...

LEESBURG, Va. - A teen was arrested in connection to an October explosion in Leesburg that dislodged several manhole covers early in the morning. What we know Trent Lasher, 18, of Leesburg, VA was ...

Fire crews are on the scene of a manhole explosion in the Village of Larchmont. Fire officials received reports of a smoking manhole around 8:45 p.m. Friday. A few minutes after crews arrived, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two Eversource workers were injured when an underground transformer exploded in downtown Boston Tuesday evening. The Boston Fire ...

A manhole explosion sent bricks flying near the corner of 9th and L streets NW, causing minor damage to an SUV that was parked next to it. The incident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. No injuries have ...