#blown transformer

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.

New Zealand, Christchurch: One day after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit east Christchurch on Sunday, three huge explosions shook Christchurch power substation on Monday.

USA, Seattle: Three Seattle City Light employees were injured by an explosion at the East Pine Street substation caused by a blown transformer, which knocked out power to nearly 10,000 customers across the Capitol Hill, Madison Park and Madrona neighbourhoods of Seattle Wednesday afternoon.

USA, Iowa: Alliant Energy crews are still cleaning up after a transformer exploded Thursday afternoon at a substation in North Liberty, Iowa, shutting off power to 4,200 customers in the North Liberty area for several hours.

USA, Washington D.C.: A blown transformer caused widespread power outages which affected the White House, the Capitol, Smithsonian museums, Metrorail stations, the University of Maryland and other sites across Washington and its Maryland suburbs Tuesday afternoon.

USA, Massachusetts: Winter storm Juno has left the entire Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, without electricity due to severe icing at a downtown substation and numerous downed lines and blown power transformers.

Colombia, Valle del Cauca: A blown transformer and numerous circuit failures in the Cali power grid caused by heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm have left thousands of Emcali customers without power.

USA, Washington DC: Several US government buildings lost power due to a transformer explosion in a construction accident on Monday.