Two injured in manhole cover blast

Monday 19 May 1997 23:02 BST

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Two people were injured, one seriously, when a manhole cover was blown off by a blast yesterday in a crowded street. The incident happened at around 3pm on Newport Place at the junction of Charing Cross Road in London's West End.

A male passer-by suffered 20 per cent burns to his legs in the incident and a woman sustained minor head injuries.

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