2nd open manhole discovered in after St. Louis plugs first pit; spokesperson says commercial property owners are responsible for replacing covers

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – One day after First Alert 4 told you about a wide-open manhole, known as a meter pit, on Montgomery Street near North Grand in St. Louis, First Alert 4 found the hole had been filled with gravel and a safety cone put on top.

And while one hazard is gone, right across the street from the first manhole, we found another wide-open manhole with a cone only blocking some of it. One man who works on the adjacent property said it’s been around for months.

“And I reported it to the lady that owns this establishment, she said when she called the fire department, they thought she was exaggerating,” said Kevin B…

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