UPDATE: Xcel Energy is 'working with the City of Denver and Denver Water to better understand the series of events that led to the manhole cover shooting into the air' early Sunday.
Explosions that rattled downtown Denver and kicked up smoke early Sunday came from sewer lines blowing off manhole covers, fire department officials said Monday.“We had manhole covers bursting. We saw smoke,” Denver Fire Department spokesman J.D. Chism said.
Xcel dispatched crews to that area “after Denver Fire reached out regarding an incident in the area that included a utility vault,” utility spokeswoman Michelle Aguayo said late Monday in response to emailed queries. “We are working with the City of Denver and Denver Water to better understand the series of events that led to the manhole cover shooting into the air, and the damage caused to Xcel Energy and Parks and Recreation equipment in the area,” she said.Several residents downtown reported hearing explosions and seeing gray smoke billowing above buildings near 18th and Arapahoe.
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