Two Workers Seriously Burned In Fire

By Theodore Parisienne               Posted – 7:01PM

Two workers suffered serious burns from a fire while they worked in a manhole in Brooklyn on Tuesday January 28, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Two workers were rushed to Staten Island University Hospital North on Staten Island with serious burns at about 10:50AM on Tuesday.

The fire raged on for hours as National Grid teams worked to shut down the flow of gas in Brooklyn on Tuesday January 28, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The horrific incident occurred when a gas fed fire erupted while the workers were working inside of a manhole on Bay Ridge Parkway near 19th Avenue in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn.

Two workers suffered serious burns from a fire while they worked in a manhole in Brooklyn on Tuesday January 28, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Authorities closed down several blocks for hours as multiple teams from National Grid worked to shut down the flow of gas from the pipeline.

Two workers suffered serious burns from a fire while they worked in a manhole in Brooklyn on Tuesday January 28, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

As of Wednesday evening, there was no update on the condition of the burned workers. An Investigation into the exact cause of this incident remains ongoing.

Multiple teams from National Grid worked to shut down the flow of gas at the scene in Brooklyn on Tuesday January 28, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Teams from National Grid worked to shut down the flow of gas at the scene in Brooklyn on Tuesday January 28, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Two workers suffered serious burns from a fire while they worked in a manhole in Brooklyn on Tuesday January 28, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

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