Manhole explosions are rare and result from various factors, but they can occur without warning. The energy released in a major manhole explosion can lift a 200-lb (91-kg) cast-iron cover from its ...

The manhole cover lifter is specifically design with the utility and municipal contractor/employee in mind. The compact rugged design allows for easy loading, storage, transportation, and setup ...

A man likely in his mid-30s was in a storm sewer and directed to a manhole on Law Street near Walnut. Firefighters lifted off the cover, the man climbed up the manhole’s fixed ladder and emerged ...

In this week’s episode of MythBusters, Adam and Jaime tried to lift a manhole cover by driving over it with a super fast indy car. They didn’t get it to work, but could they? The Myth: Just so ...

Novinium CEO and President Glen Bertini, said one key is that “we just move a lot of the air out of the manhole.” Other ventilation systems may only expel the lighter gases collecting at the ...

Driving over a manhole cover may seem like an ordinary event that happens frequently in urban environments, but it can have various impacts on your vehicle, depending on factors such as the ...

Underground blasts lift Providence manhole covers by: Bill Tomison Posted: Nov 26, 2021 / 12:55 AM EST Updated: Nov 26, 2021 / 01:11 AM EST ...

The manhole cover that killed the woman covers a storm drainage system and was last inspected in June 2014, Tinlin said. There was no indication the cover had been removed recently, he said.

A manhole cover in downtown Detroit exploded in the street after a build-up of pressure in the sewer system underground Friday afternoon, knocking back a woman who was walking on a sidewalk nearby.