Underground transformer explodes, prompting smoke to billow from the ground downtown

Roughly a half dozen fire trucks and a dozen firefighters responded to the fire, which came in as a grass fire call but was ...

Blown transformer left more than 4,000 people without power in Flour Bluff

AEP shows restoration time as 12:30 p.m. Firefighters said a blown transformer has left thousand of residents without power.
KUTV

Construction mishap causes power outage impacting thousands in West Jordan

WEST JORDAN, Utah (KUTV) — Nearly 2,000 people lost power in the West Jordan area after a mishap during construction. The outage impacted the west side of the city, according to West Jordan City Hall.
NBC4 Columbus

Bird causes thousands to lose power in northeast Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Thousands of AEP Ohio customers were left without power Sunday morning for two hours in northeast Columbus after a bird came into contact with a piece of equipment. According ...
Newsday

Heavy rains cause power outages and force widespread closures in the US Virgin Islands

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Heavy rains forced the closure of schools, businesses and government agencies in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Thursday. A widespread power outage also was reported in St. John ...
NBC Washington

Braddock Road closed after vehicle crashes into light pole, causes power outages

Braddock Road in Alexandria, Virginia, is closed after a vehicle crashed into a light pole early Wednesday morning, causing several power outages, according to Alexandria police. West Braddock Road is ...
ksby

Power outage causes several Morro Bay shops to close for the day

Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. Several shops in Morro Bay had to close for ...
KOIN 6

Traffic accident causes Molalla power outage, delays and closes schools

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Molalla River School District is starting two hours late on Monday after a traffic accident caused an outage. Early Monday morning, the school district announced that they ...
The Royal Gazette

Transformer fire causes overnight outage in Pembroke

A fire that involved a ground-mounted transformer resulted in more than 180 customers losing power last week, some for as long as 13 hours. The Royal Gazette was informed of the outage by a reader, ...
WZZM

Kalamazoo hit-and-run crash causes power outage in area

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Police are investigating after a hit-and-run crash involving a utility pole in Kalamazoo on Sunday, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) said. Around 8 a.m., KDPS posted ...
WOOD-TV

Hit-and-run crash causes power outage in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A hit-and-run crash on the southside of Kalamazoo has triggered a power outage Sunday morning. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is investigating the crash, which ...