All articles tagged with #sewers
Video shows about five people emerging from a Manhattan sewer manhole near Penn Station early Tuesday; the city DEP says the sewer is safe but entering sewers is illegal and hazardous, and police say it’s not yet known if this incident is connected to earlier Brooklyn cases. No arrests have been made and investigators are examining the situation.
Investigators are scouring the sewers beneath Eugene Horsch’s dilapidated Olney home in Philadelphia for DNA traces and evidence of chemicals used to dissolve bodies, as the FBI and local police probe missing women and a stockpile of hazardous materials found inside the residence; authorities also recovered a chilling note, and 44-year-old Horsch has been arrested on firearm and drug charges while DNA testing and further interviews continue.
A string of late-night sewer explorations in Queens and Brooklyn has drawn public fascination, as groups are seen entering and exiting manholes and are dubbed 'mole people'; officials say entering sewers is illegal and dangerous, while investigators are examining motivations and there is no immediate threat to public safety.
Security cameras captured groups entering and exiting New York City sewers through maintenance holes in Brooklyn and Queens at night, with some changing clothes and carrying tools. The DEP says the sewer system isn’t damaged and notes that sewer entry is illegal and dangerous; no injuries or arrests have been reported as investigators look into the incidents, which follow a Midtown death last month when a hole cover was dislodged by a truck.
Videos showing groups of men climbing out of Brooklyn manholes triggered a police inquiry, but authorities say there is no threat to the public and no injuries or arrests have been reported. Investigators suspect the group might be scavenging valuables from the sewer system, though two Brooklyn incidents aren’t yet linked and no sewer damage was found by the NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit or NYC DEP.
Fatbergs—mega blockages of fat, oil and wipes—are clogging sewers around the world; UK water firms use AI-powered radar sensors to detect abnormal water levels and trigger responses, while robots are being developed to inspect and clear blockages, aiming to cut spills and keep workers out of dangerous sewers.