Ruptured steam line, possible asbestos leak closes midtown Manhattan streets for hours

A section of midtown Manhattan was closed Wednesday to pedestrians and traffic while emergency crews responded to the a ruptured steam line and a possible asbestos leak. The FDNY said it received a call about a ruptured steam line at East 53rd Street and Second Avenue at 5:32 a.m. A Con Edison crew was working at East 52nd and Second when excessive steam began to leak, according to the NYPD. New York City Department of Environmental Protection personnel and Con Edison crews shut down a portion of a steam main...