BRONX, NYC, New York Multiple manholes caught fire in Mott Haven early Monday morning, leaving 3 firefighters injured and multiple people without power. The blaze started just before 4:40 a.m. inside a conduit in front of 262 Cypress Ave. The fire caused elevated carbon monoxide levels in the surrounding area. Fire officials say 3 separate – and possibly gas-fed – manhole fires erupted, one of which spread to a car above. A witness tells News 12 that she heard 3 explosions and smelled something in the air. It took firefighters around 2.5 hours to control the flames. Con Ed crews remained at the scene Monday evening – over 12 hours later – working to make repairs and restore power to 8 remaining customers. https://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/manhole-fire-injures-three-fdny-firefighters/

NYC, New York A CBS News New York Investigation finds New York City is on pace for the most manhole fires in 11 years. New York City Open Data shows more than 4,000 reports of fire, smoke or explosions in manholes that the FDNY responded to so far this year. Back in 2023, firefighters responded to just 1,300 manhole fire reports all year. That number climbed to 2,800 in 2024, then 4,400 in 2025. That's a 200% increase over the last few years. This year is on pace for the most manhole fires or smoking manholes in the city since 2015. According to Con Ed, the top cause of manhole fires is the salt used to treat snow, which corrodes electrical wires. Con Ed, which owns not all but most of the electrical manholes in New York City, would not agree to an interview for this story. https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-manhole-fires/

Northeast + Atlantic + NEXRAD

Northeast Jet Stream Expansion becoming very obvious now - Pulling all of that moisture up The Eastcoast - Notice them using that Vortex in The Atlantic as a Pulley System - Also notice the Rapidly Produced Rain Band being stirred up on the Southwest leg of that Expansion Operation - in perfect curve with the Northeast Spray Ops

Oh Look, Natures Producing 90 Angles Again!

Atlantic Chem Ball doing a couple things - When it crosses the southern edge of that Major Vortex to the north it draws it south - While also punching a huge hole within the Jet Stream and making it bulge into a 90 degree angle - This in turn effects the Vortex to the south thats working as a pulley for the Expansion Ops which adjusts how it pulls the moisture up the eastcoast

NEXRAD showing the Rapidly Produced Rain Band being produced through Tower Beams - Most of what we are seeing done in The Northeast & Atlantic is being done to have created what you see here

See how its all connected?

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WY - CO - ID - ND - MT - SD - NB - OR - Canada + NEXRAD

Still feeding Smoke to the Plains Watering Op system

They make a direct line from the PNW Fire Cluster to the heart of the Plains System while also pulling south all that Canadian Air down toward the Plains System which creates one big vacuum directing all of the Smoke in the Western Half of the Country directly into the Plains Watering Op

NEXRAD showing Tower Beams doing some Storm Stoking utilizing all the material being directed into it

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Big Picture + NEXRAD

Watering Ops being prolonged on The Eastcoast by manipulating/using the Two Vortex's in The North Atlantic and altering the Jet Stream moving over The Southeast

NEXRAD showing Storm Stoking of all major rain systems

When I zoom out at the end showing the Biggest Fires in The US - Notice how the Line of Fires in the Southwest is in perfect line with The Plains Watering Ops

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