A loud bang caused by multiple fires in wells near Times Square on Sunday afternoon drove people to the center of Manhattan. Three wells caught fire around 6:45 p.m. at W 43rd St between 7th and 8th Avenue, an area of the city that is full of tourists most of the time, according to FDNY. There were no injuries as a result of the incident, according to preliminary reports from the NYPD and the FDNY. Shots in New York OUT OF BRONX SCHOOL KILL A TEENAGE AND INJURE TWO OTHERS Firefighters found elevated levels of carbon monoxide near the site of the blasts and are in the process of venting the area, an FDNY spokesman told Fox News Digital. Videos posted on social media showed people carrying shopping bags running around 48th Street. “There’s just a huge explosion,” Brad Bowl, who was standing in the center of Times Square at the time of the explosion, told Fox News Digital. “It did not sound very close, but it was definitely an explosion.” Well fires more than doubled in New York from fiscal year 2020 to 2021, reaching 6,104 last year, according to a Mayor’s Management report released last year. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION Well fires often occur when gas accumulates underground and is ignited by an electrical short circuit, sending an explosion through the path of minimum resistance, which is usually a well, according to Fire Engingeering magazine. This is breaking news. Check again for updates.
