Eye-catching manhole covers adorned with unique designs that showcase local tourist spots and specialties have become valuable tourism assets in Japan, drawing many visitors to municipalities.

The moment a manhole cover was launched more than metre into the air due to an underground fire has been captured on camera. The incident outside the Victoria Cross pub at the junction of Ashley ...

A grandmother dodged an "exploding" manhole. In Poughkeepsie, New York, a family was strolling down the sidewalk after an Easter egg hunt when suddenly a manhole exploded, sending concrete and ...

Gurnee police said at least half a dozen of manhole covers have disappeared from across the village. To replace a cover, it costs $150 - and they must be replaced immediately so no one gets hurt ...

INVESTIGATION. MEANTIME, SEVERAL ROADS ARE CLOSED AROUND CAMDEN YARDS AFTER A POSSIBLE MANHOLE COVER EXPLOSION. THE BALTIMORE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS CREWS FOUND THIS COVER DISLODGED IN THE AREA ...

That brings us to the question, why are manhole covers round, and what makes this design so important? Here are some reasons for the same. One of the most important reasons manhole covers are ...