Raymond McCrea Jones/The New York Times

An exploding manhole on West 40th Street in Midtown shot flames three stories high at 1:40 p.m. Monday, and at least one other manhole cover blew off, fire officials said. No injuries were immediately reported. After the explosion, a firefighter yelled: “It’s not Disneyland, people. Get the hell out of the way.” The manholes are on 40th between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, on the southern side of The New York Times building. Both issued thick gray smoke. Fire officials said the cause was not immediately clear.