Local TV Interview Interrupted by Explosion and Flying Manhole Cover

A local WGRZ interview in Buffalo, N.Y., was interrupted by an explosion in the background that sent a manhole flying about 100 feet in the air.

A man was giving an interview when, all of a sudden, there was an explosion in the distance. The camera picks up something flying up in the air, in the distance, and follows it as it plummets down to the ground.

Authorities said that the explosion was caused by an underground electrical fire that led to smoke coming out of manholes. There were two other explosions.

Watch the video below, via WGRZ-TV:

[Image via NBC/screengrab]

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