UPDATE On The Post: Anyone Know What Happened On Tuesday Night On Carroll Street?

**UPDATE**

Just heard from friend and reader Uldis that the commotion on Carroll Street, between Clinton and Henry Street on Tuesday night, was the result of a manhole fire. It knocked out electricity to all the houses on the block, which Con Edison was able to restore a few hours later.
A Honda Odyssey, which had been parked above the manhole, burst into flames and the firemen had to rush to the scene. The car belonged to a resident of Carroll Street.
Thanks for the info, Uldis.

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This afternoon, I received an email from reader Becca. Apparently, there was a fire on Carroll Street on Tuesday night. Here is what she writes:

"About the fire that was on Carroll St between Henry and Clinton last night- kept the whole block awake and left them without power this (Wednesday) morning? I'd be curious to here what happened and anxious to hear that no one got hurt!"

Becca noticed a melted car early on Wednesday morning, but when I walked down that block in the afternoon, it was gone and nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

Does anyone have any information?



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151 Carroll Street: Longest Ongoing Construction Job In Carroll Gardens

It appears as though 151 Carroll Street between Henry and Clinton Streets is finally nearing completion. But then, it has looked like that for most of 2008.
As of last week,however, work was still being done.
Once the site of one-story garages, construction on the condominium development began in 2006. Since then, the project has raked up its fair share of complaints and violations.
Pardon me for asking, but what is taking so long? It has been reported that there were some issues with this building. At one point, parts of the interior seem to have been ripped out again.
Does anybody have more information?

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