What Makes Transformers Explode? Last night, a transformer exploded at a Con Edison plant in lower Manhattan. What might have triggered it?

Workers in Visalia captured the moment that a transformer was struck by lightning, leading to an explosion.

DOUGLASTON, Queens (PIX11) – A tree that was struck by lightning caused a transformer to explode in Queens on Monday morning amid an intense coastal storm. The tree fell over during high winds ...

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Nearly 10,000 PNM customers in Rio Rancho and Corrales were without power Wednesday night, after a raccoon crawled into a transformer on Libra and Iris Roads, causing it to explode."All of a ...

More transformer issues plagued metro New Orleans on Monday as the state experienced a rare winter storm that brought road closures and power outages across Louisiana.

A power outage affected part of Harrisburg including UPMC Harrisburg Hospital overnight. A county spokesperson says a pickup truck hit a pole in the 1200 of Paxton Street around 10:45 Saturday night.

An intense video recorded in South Carolina shows the moment when a bolt of lightning caused a transformer to explode in spectacular fashion.

Read Slate’s complete coverage of Hurricane Sandy. A transformer explosion knocked out power to a wide swath of Manhattan on Monday night. ConEd says it could take up to a week to restore power ...

Leander Police said an electrical transformer that blew caused a power outage Saturday, leading to several light signals out.