UpdatedFri, Feb 5, 2021 at 7:32 pm ET
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Calls came in around 1:28 p.m. about the fire, happening on Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard near West 114th Street. (Courtesy of Andrea Dibben)
HARLEM, NY An underground gas main caught fire in Harlem Friday afternoon, sending flames shooting out of manholes and prompting a major emergency response.
Crews from Con Edison were responding to a reported gas leak on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard near West 114th Street shortly before 1:30 p.m. Friday when the underground main exploded while workers were excavating it, a Con Edison spokesperson said.
The FDNY evacuated residents from two buildings: 1867 and 1871 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard, Con Edison said.