Pavement explodes in Old Street due to electrical fire
Published:
6:33 PM June 19, 2017
Updated:
10:43 AM October 14, 2020
The road was closed off by police. Picture: Mark J. Douglas - Credit: Archant
A pavement in Old Street exploded this afternoon due to an electrical fire.
The road was closed off by police. Picture: Mark J. Douglas - Credit: Archant
Police closed the road between Shoreditch High Street and Curtain road after the incident just before 5.30pm.
Witness Mark J. Douglas wrote on Twitter: “So a section of the footpath just exploded on #oldstreet and the power went out. Pretty sure just an electric fault, but scary!”
