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Blown manhole covers close downtown Buffalo streets

The Buffalo Fire Department responded to an underground electrical fire some time past 8 p.m. Saturday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — At least two, and possibly three, blown manhole covers were reported in downtown Buffalo on Saturday night.

The Buffalo Fire Department responded to an underground electrical fire some time past 8 p.m., according to a City of Buffalo spokesperson, who added that the fire was connected to a blown manhole cover.

National Grid was called to the scene and was investigating. A small number of outages were reported by the Electric Tower.

A number of downtown streets — including some blocks on Main, Goodell, Tupper, and Edward — were closed off by police as crews continued to investigate on Saturday night.

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