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Manhole fires wipe out power in Boston

Headaches galore downtown; outage also closes RMV

By Maria Cramer
Globe Staff / November 25, 2008

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An underground cable running through Stuart and Tremont streets caught fire early yesterday, causing flames and smoke to billow from at least three manholes and forcing NStar to shut off electricity throughout downtown Boston. (Full article: 603 words)

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