Officials said explosion in St. Pete 'not serious'

St. Petersburg Police have left the scene of some kind of explosion in downtown St. Petersburg.

Officials said the call came in around 4:20 p.m. regarding an explosion at 420 1st Street N. where a manhole was dislodged.

St. Petersburg Police spokesman Mike Puetz said the explosion turned out to be nothing “serious.”

Crews have left the scene. 

According to Duke Energy, a piece of underground equipment malfunctioned, causing a power surge that blew the manhole cover off on 1st Street.