BRITAIN'S PAVEMENTS ARE EXPLODING AND INJURING PEDESTRIANS - Blasts caused by underground electrical cables and gas pipes

Terror of Britain's exploding pavements. 

Exploding pavements from underground wires and gas pipes cause rise in fires

Problem has been made worse by high rainfall which seeps into wiring

Victims now campaigning for action to tackle the growing problem

Woman tells how two years of her life were ruined by burns and trauma

Pensioner injured by blast warns deaths will follow if more is not done 

Photo - A pedestrian is just yards from an exploding manhole in Pimlico, central London last year
Last year there were 135 incidents of manhole fires, up from just 32 in 2010. That number could rise further this year, with 113 already recorded.  In February this year, 50 homes were evacuated in Islington, north London after an electrical fault sent flames ripping through a busy shopping street. 

 

In April last year, a pavement exploded near Victoria Station, narrowly missing pedestrians.  And, earlier this month, a number of homes in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire were left without power after residents heard a loud bang and saw flames appearing from a manhole cover.

Read more - But caution, pictures of burned patients.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2691610/Victims-tell-lucky-alive-caught-exploding-pavements-caused-underground-electrical-faults.html

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A list of gas explosions in the New York area
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/look-other-gas-explosions-ny-area

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