Summary:
New Yorkers were left in a state of shock after a manhole exploded in midtown Manhattan, sending flames shooting into the air.

Full article:
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 20:38 EST, 10 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:24 EST, 11 May 2013 . Residents and passers-by on a Manhattan street were terrified on Thursday afternoon when a manhole exploded sending flames shooting several feet into the air. The incident, which the New York Fire Department believe was a transformer fire, occurred on 25th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenue, near Madison Square Park. There were no evacuations and no one was injured, but the street was temporarily shut down while firefighters were called to deal with the blaze. The fire is believed to have been caused by electrical wires under the manhole and ConEd are investigating. Scroll down for video . Firefighters were called to respond to a manhole fire which occurred on Thursday afternoon in mid-town Manhattan . 25th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenue was temporarily closed as firefighters dealt with the blaze . There were no evacuations and no one was injured, but the street was temporarily shut down while firefighters were called to deal with the blaze . The fire is believed to have been caused by electrical wires under the manhole and ConEd are investigating .