The loud blast from a manhole explosion caused crowds to flee in New York’s Times Square Sunday night. The FDNY said three manholes were on fire — energy company Con Edison later confirmed that the sound was due to cable failure.<br />» Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/knowthis_youtube<br />» Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe<br /><br />For more U.S. news, subscribe to NowThis News.<br /><br />#TimesSquare #NYC #Explosion #Politics #News #NowThis