Two manholes explode in downtown Boston

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Boston police are advising people to avoid the area of Cambridge and Sudbury streets near Government Center after two manhole covers were blown off in a fiery explosion late Sunday morning, officials said.

At about 2 p.m., Eversource spokesman Michael Durand said the fire in the manholes had been extinguished, and crews were entering them to assess the damage.

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