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HEAR IT? Loud Boom Heard In West Essex From PSEG Facility In Roseland HEAR IT? Loud Boom Heard In West Essex From PSEG Facility In Roseland
Hear IT? Loud Boom Heard In West Essex From Pseg Facility In Roseland People in West Orange, Fairfield and other nearby communities reported hearing a loud noise similar to an explosion Thursday night that officials said was caused by a technical problem at a PSEG facility in Roseland.  A spokesman for the utility said there was an arc and an equipment failure at the switching station off Eisenhower Parkway shortly before 10 p.m. Power flickered momentarily but there were no service interruptions, the spokesman said.  Some residents in the area speculated online that there was an explosion or fire at the switching station, but Roseland police say th…

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by Paul Milo
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Tesla Supercharger At Parsippany Wawa Goes Up In Flames Tesla Supercharger At Parsippany Wawa Goes Up In Flames
Tesla Supercharger At Parsippany Wawa Goes Up In Flames A Tesla Supercharger station that caught fire caused a smokey scene at the Parsippany Wawa. A neighbor across from the New Road gas station called the local fire department and store employees after noticing the flames Sunday, CNBC reports. Parsippany-Troy Hills Fire Department District 5 worker Matthew Palmeiri told Automotive News that the JCP&L was having a problem with a transformer next to the Supercharger, which is what sparked the fire -- not the Supercharger itself. Tesla was having an issue with its cabinet when the station went up in flames Sunday, a Wawa spokesperson told CN…

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by Cecilia Levine