Video: Manhole cover thrown into air by underground fire

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Buildings were evacuated and streets blocked off in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, on Wednesday amid an underground fire that caused a manhole cover to explode into the air.

Anthony Knasas told Nexstar's WPRI that he was in an alleyway, taking a picture of a mural, when a manhole cover erupted into the air just a few feet away from him.

The moment was caught on video, which you can see in the player above. In it, Knasas can be seen taking a photo...