Underground transformer explosion leaves parts of Norwalk without power
An underground transformer fire exploded causing power outages in South Norwalk. The force blew open the doors guarding a sidewalk electrical vault.
Airport hit by power outage due to Eskom transformer fire
South Africa: OR Tambo International Airport was plunged into darkness after a transformer at a Kempton Park substation caught fire on Sunday morning. The Ekurhuleni…
Sydney power under threat as fires destroy substations
Electricity supplies in New South Wales were under threat after fires took out substations and brought down transmission lines in the part connected to Victoria.
Transformer fire at substation in LA
US, Los Angeles: More than 10,000 customers were without power after a fire broke out at an electrical substation.
Power station fires leave residents in the dark
US, Wisconsin: Fires at two transmission substations in Madison, Wisconsin knocked out power to thousands of customers.
Devastating substation fire in Scotland
Scotland: The devastating fire erupted at the £30,000 substation near the Scottish parliament and the plastic box it was encased in caused thick, acrid smoke.
Transformer explosion causes 2,400 people to lose power
US, Pasadena: An electrical transformer explosion in Monterey Park, Pasadena sparked a grass fire and cut power to thousands of customers.
Transformer causes fire in Chennai
Chennai, India: A fire gutted almost 12 huts in Dooming Kuppam area in Chennai, however, no casualties were reported in the incident.
Transformer fire causes $1.8.M damage in Thailand
Thailand, Patong: An estimated $1.8.M (Bt 60 M) in damage was caused when a row of shops caught fire in Patong on Friday night.
Transformer fire prompts evacuation of condo building
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue says a power transformer caught fire next to the building that had to be evacuated.
Three children killed in transformer explosion
India, Greater Noida: Three children have been burned to death in a fire triggered by a transformer blast in Greater Noida, India.
Substation in Venezuela set on fire
A fire occurred at the Sidor substation located near the state capital of Ciudad Bolivar.
Equipment failure at Singapore substation causes power outage
Electricity and gas supply company SP Group confirmed that equipment failure at the substation in Carlton Hotel in Singapore led to flashover which caused fire.
Transformer fires leave thousands without power in Ontario
Canada, Ontario: In North York, an administrative area of Toronto, some 35,000 people were without power at the peak of the outage caused by a transformer fire at the Hydro One substation at Finch Avenue.
Several transformers catch fire cutting power to thousands in Miami
USA, Florida: Several transformers caught fire at the Florida Power & Light (FPL) facility in West Miami-Dade on Tuesday afternoon, leaving several thousand people without electricity.
Transformer fire disrupted Parliament sitting
Jamaica: A fire, triggered reportedly by a blown transformer, brought an abrupt end to yesterday’s sitting of the House of Representatives in Gordon House.
Evacuation of Eurostar after ‘transformer fire’ – services cancelled
France: The passengers in Eurostar have been evacuated outside Paris after a fire had broken out in one of the transformers which affected its service log.
Abuja transformer fire claims 12 victims
Nigeria, Abuja: The transformer fire that broke out over the past weekend at Angwuar Tiv, a sprawling shanty settlement in Lugbe on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja, has thus claimed 12 lives.
Southern Power plant taken offline due to transformer fire
USA, North Carolina: Multiple fire departments responded to a large transformer fire and a subsequent oil fire on Monday evening at Southern Power Plant Rowan in Salisbury, North Carolina.
Transformer fire left over 14,000 homes in Dublin without power
Ireland, Dublin: At least 14,000 homes in West Dublin suffered power cuts on Sunday evening as a result of a transformer fire in a 220 kV ESB substation in Inchicore.
Transformer explosion leaves thousands without power in L.A.
USA, Los Angeles: Thousands of people in the Studio City and Sherman Oaks area; los Angeles, California lost power on Wednesday night, possibly from a transformer explosion at an electrical substation, according to authorities.
RAF engaged to put out transformer fire in Lincolnshire
United Kingdom, Lincolnshire: The Royal Air Force (RAF) was called in to help put out a transformer fire at an electricity substation that shook Grantham, Lincolnshire two days ago, which caused a major power cut leading to traffic and rail chaos and buildings being evacuated.
Transformer fire shuts unit of South Carolina NPP
USA, South Carolina: A transformer at the Oconee nuclear power plant in South Carolina caught fire on Sunday 6 March, burning for about 30 minutes, but no nuclear material was in danger of being released, Reuters reports.
Fire engulfs transformer in Bangladesh, two more damaged
Bangladesh, Dhaka: A power transformer at Desh Energy power plant in Narayanganj, Bangladesh has been gutted in a fire on Friday morning.