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Canal St. electrical fire sparked by mix of melting snow and salt BY SAM SPOKONY
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elting snow and salt caused an electrical fire that left two Canal St. buildings with a partial loss of power on the afternoon of Feb. 25, officials said. About 50 firefighters rushed to the scene around 1:15 p.m., in response to reports of a smoking manhole just west of Hudson St., near the mouth of the Holland Tunnel. They soon realized that the blaze was coming from a Con Edison service box under the street, according to a Fire Department spokesperson. Utility company workers quickly shut down the system, as firefighters put out some flames that had traveled to the base-
ment of 499 Canal St., a four-story residential building. The blaze was under control by 2:25 p.m., the Fire Department spokesperson said. Con Ed workers shut down the box around 3 p.m., leaving several apartments in the residential building and part of the adjoining 497 Canal St., a two-story commercial building, without electricity until around 4:30 p.m., according to a Con Ed spokesperson. There were no injuries and no evacuations, authorities said. Con Ed spokesperson Sidney Alvarez said last week’s warming temperatures melted leftover snow and ice, causing the incident. “This kind of problem is caused basically because of snow and salt getting down into the service-box system,” said Alvarez.
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February 27, 2014
Astor alert: Hot sidewalks BY LINCOLN ANDERSON
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ccording to anecdotal reports, dogs have been getting shocked by sidewalk stray voltage at a higher rate this winter due to all the slush. In the worst incident, Bella, an 11-year-old pit bull-terrier mix, was killed Feb. 15 by electrical current from a scaffolding on Clinton St. Monday morning, Con Ed workers responding to apparent stray voltage on E. Eighth St. were taking no chances. The street’s south side along the curb was cor-
doned off for about 100 feet with yellow cones and tape, along with Con Ed’s new signs, stating, “Warning: Do Not Enter: A possible electrical condition is being investigated. For your safety, please keep people and pets away from this area.” Parts of the curb were also cordoned off on Lafayette St. and around onto Astor Place. About the only thing that wasn’t off limits was Jerry Delakas’s newsstand. People are protected from sidewalk stray voltage by their shoes. Con Ed spokesperson Sidney Alvarez confirmed, “Yes, the signs indicate that some sort of stray voltage was detected and crews are making the necessary repairs.”
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