Transformer fires cause nuclear plant shutdown
The fire was fortunately put out by the power plant’s own fire brigade.
The fire was fortunately put out by the power plant’s own fire brigade.
Nearly 700 customers lost power in East Lakeview Wednesday night after an electrical transformer caught fire in East Lakeview.
USA, Georgia, Cobb County: Smoke billowed into the air outside of a Georgia Power plant after a transformer in the switchyard caught fire late on 6 September.
Dozens of residents were out of their homes on 31 August after an electrical fire knocked out power at a mobile home park in Desert Hot Springs.
USA, Illinois, Chicago: Chicago firefighters responded to a large underground electrical fire that caused scattered power outages on 14 May.
A transformer explosion at a utility substation in Los Angeles sent a fire ball into the air and knocked out power for thousands of residents and businesses.
Collier Township, US: About 0.8 km of Washington Pike in Collier Township has been closed due to a transformer fire, Allegheny County officials tweeted on Sunday.
The FDNY responded to what was reported as a transformer fire in New York City.
The Ponoka County area experienced power outages of varying lengths during the late afternoon on Wednesday due to lightning and thunderstorm after a transformer was struck by lightning and caught fire.
Storms passing through Maryland brought numerous reports of damage, from trees and power lines knocked down to a transformer fire started by a lightning strike.
New Zealand: Multiple power outages have struck across Auckland and lower Northland, leaving thousands without electricity.
USA, Georgia: A transformer caught fire on the grounds of Plant Bowen in Georgia, nation’s ninth-largest power plant in net generation of electricity.
USA, California: 140,000 customers in the San Fernando Valley lost power after an explosion at a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plant in Northridge caused a fire that burned for hours.
USA, Washington D.C.: A fire that broke out around midnight Monday in electrical equipment below the sidewalk at 18th and L streets NW in downtown Washington caused that intersection to be closed during Tuesday’s morning rush hour.
USA, Kansas City: Kansas City firefighters are responding to a transformer fire that broke out at Kansas City Power & Light’s Hawthorn power plant.
USA, New York City: An underground transformer fire caused the lights and the air conditioning to go out Friday at the main Manhattan Criminal Court building.
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.
South Africa, Gauteng: A fire that broke out on Friday morning at the Rynfield substation has left parts of Benoni in the Ekurhuleni municipality without electricity.
Pakistan, Lahore: A massive power breakdown plunged major parts Pakistan into darkness on Thursday, after the Guddu power plant in Sukkur defaulted due to transformer fire.
USA, Ohio: Fire crews battled flames and heavy smoke at the American Electric Power’s Gavin Plant in Cheshire, Ohio on Sunday afternoon.
India, Kolkata: A massive fire broke out at the Dum Dum substation of Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) in Kolkata city, West Bengal on Friday.
USA, Maryland: Last week three transformers caught fire in downtown Hagerstown, Maryland, causing widespread power outages in the city.
Canada, Ontario: A wicked summer storm that swept through parts of southern Ontario Sunday evening left thousands in the dark as the severe weather system brought with it heavy rain, hail and high winds.
Taiwan, Taipei: One of the two reactors at Taiwan’s third nuclear power plant was shut down early today after a fire broke out in the plant’s non-nuclear zone, according to Taiwan Power Company (Taipower).