A pavement in Old Street exploded this afternoon due to an electrical fire.

Hackney Gazette: The road was closed off by police. Picture: Mark J. DouglasThe road was closed off by police. Picture: Mark J. Douglas (Image: 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!”