By Theodore Parisienne Posted – 7:01PM
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Two workers were rushed to Staten Island University Hospital North on Staten Island with serious burns at about 10:50AM on Tuesday.
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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.
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Authorities closed down several blocks for hours as multiple teams from National Grid worked to shut down the flow of gas from the pipeline.
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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.
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