NYC manhole explosion kills 1 worker, injures 2nd

The New York Police Department says a manhole explosion in New York City has killed one utility worker and injured another.

Consolidated Edison spokeswoman Elizabeth Clark says two workers were splicing cable when the explosion occurred in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon. The man who died was 26. His 28-year-old co-worker was treated at a hospital and released.

Clark says a fire in the manhole has been extinguished.