Underground transformer explosions rattle Indianapolis
USA, Indiana: A series of small underground transformer explosions occurred in downtown Indianapolis causing brownish-gray smoke on the streets.
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USA, Indiana: A series of small underground transformer explosions occurred in downtown Indianapolis causing brownish-gray smoke on the streets.
The explosions started about 1:30 p.m. outside the Circle Centre shopping and entertainment mall forcing evacuations from the buildings but no one was injured, reports Journal Gazette.
Bruce Plott, a construction worker, said he heard what sounded like someone banging on aluminum garbage cans. “It went on for almost 10 minutes.” Plott told WIBC-FM.
Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL) issued a statement saying a network protector failed in an underground vault holding four transformers. IPL cut power to a portion of the mall while the failure was investigated.
Source: Journal Gazette
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