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Transformer Explosion
Sterling, VA
News
Shed Fire Sparks Transformer Explosion, Power Outages In Sterling (
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A shed fire that spread to high-tension power lines sparked a transformer explosion in Virginia, forcing a power shutdown and leaving thousands potentially impacted, fire officials said. Fire and rescue units were called around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, to the 1900 block of North Amelia Street in Sterling, after multiple callers reported a shed near a single-family home fully involved, with flames extending to nearby power lines and a transformer, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue. “Due to the location of the power lines, there was an explosion related to the transformer on…
White Plains, NY
Police & Fire
'Manhole Event' Causes Evacuation Of Court House, PD Building In White Plains (
Update
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This story has been updated. Smoking manholes on a Westchester street caused the evacuation of the County Court House and a police department building, officials said. The incident happened in the area of the intersection of South Lexington Avenue and Martine Avenue on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at around 11 a.m., when smoking manholes caused high carbon monoxide levels, leading to the temporary evacuation of the County Court House and the White Plains Police Department, according to a Con Edison spokesperson. The "manhole event" was caused by salt on the roads mixing with melting s…
McLean, VA
Police & Fire
One Airlifted To Hospital Following Transformer Fire In McLean (
Developing
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One person was airlifted to an area hospital after a transformer exploded and caught fire in Fairfax County, officials confirmed. Before noon on Monday morning, first responders were called to the 6800 block of Elm Street in McLean, where there was a reported fire in the area. #FairfaxsBravest are on scene of a transformer fire in the 6800 block of Elm St in McLean. The fire is under control. One civilian transported by helicopter. No firefighter injuries. pic.twitter.com/lZ2RMZvyxX — Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) September 23, 2024 According to a Fairfax County Fire and …
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Blue Skies At Night (
Video
): NJ Sees Glow Cast By Con Ed Transformer Explosion In Queens
The glow from a transformer explosion Thursday night in Queens could be seen from New Jersey. "Arcing" at the Con Ed substation at a 31st Street in Astoria cast a blue glow over a massive cloud of smoke that could be seen for miles (see video by Peter Zanin, above). It also closed down La Guardia Airport, delayed the MTA's No. 7 train and sent power surges through parts of the borough. "There was a brief electrical fire at our substation in Astoria, which involved some electrical transformers and caused a transmission dip in the area," Consolidated Edison tweeted at 10:37 p.m. "We're …
