Explosion blows manhole cover off as fire starts in Brighouse town centre
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Emergency services were called to Brighouse on Sunday at around 10.55am.
Initial reports came in there was fire in the open along Mill Royd Street.
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Hide AdWhen firefighters arrived the identified there was a fire underground that had blown a manhole cover off.
Appliances from Rastrick, Huddersfield and Halifax attended as police officers closed off the road.
Crews used one large jet to extinguish the fire
Northern Power Grid also attended the incident to isolate the electric supply.
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