Chaos as New York City steam pipe explodes

By Karen Matthews
Updated July 20 2018 - 2:31am, first published 2:27am
An ageing pipe has exploded under New York's Fifth Avenue, spewing steam and debris into the air.
An ageing pipe has exploded under New York's Fifth Avenue, spewing steam and debris into the air.

A nearly century-old steam pipe has exploded beneath New York's famous Fifth Avenue, hurling chunks of asphalt, sending a geyser of white vapour 10 storeys into the air, and forcing the evacuation of 28 buildings.

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