Transformer Blowing News Today

But the surveillance video shows a transformer blowing out minutes later, you can see claims, the same day, closer to lahaina, a cell phone video shows a downed power line ignored -- igniting a brush fire. firefighters arrived and thought the fire was out. instead, high winds reignited the embers. >> i hear a -- coming from across the street. all i heard was electrical -- i looked, there is a power line right there. >> reporter: , white electric defended its decision not to initiate a public saf...

Theyre expecting as much as 10 feet of water to wash over the coast. our brian todd is in charleston. i know that was a scene just earlier from behind you, brian, with that transformer blowing. what is the latest that you can tell us? >> reporter: well, brianna, were just getting pounded right now with another band of wind and rain from this hurricane. its lingering here. its still very powerful. just check out how im getting hit from my left side with wind and rain as this street continues to b...

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Transformer. you never know whats under the floodwaters. you can be electrocuted. you see the dangers and saw it live there. a transformer blowing right in the middle of his live shot. people being rescued. people with good intentions staying with their property and family, but the best decision is to get out. there is still a window for some folks that. window is pretty much closed. we will have a new forecast for hurricane florence moments away. dont go anywhere. ( ♪ ) face the world as a fa...

>> yes, it is. >> jon: adam, thank you. wrightsville beach, north carolina, one of the communities expected to see and feel the full wrath of hurricane florence. what are you seeing and hearing right now, jonathan? >> good morning to you. the wind are certainly picking up. we lost power less than half an hour ago. we were amazed how long we were able to keep it. but then just half an hour ago we heard a loud noise of a transformer blowing. off in the distance, well see these bright green flashes...

>> in wilmington, north carolina, people without power. >> florence is about to make landfall. wind speeds 60 miles an hour at this point. look at this, transformer blowing in wilmington. across the carolinas, 1 to 3 million people expected to lose power at some point during this hurricane, and nowhere near to being over, it is expected to get worse as we go. rob: the storm is heading your way. any minute it will be over wilmington.

Even though this storm is hopefully going to push through quickly and maybe by midday tomorrow things will look a lot better. in fact, the sun is expected to be out. george? >> marty, its good to see the conditions are improving where you are. martin savidge, thank you for your report. lets switch now to ed lavandera. ed live for us in mobile, alabama. looking at the radar here, it looks like one of the stronger bands is about to push in or has pushed in there. what are you experiencing on the g...

The one thing weve talked about consistently is the idea that the power has remained on. but obviously in some places theyre dealing with some transformer issues in terms of -- i heard chris say earlier, the snap, crackle, pop, thats happening for real at this point. >> anderson, watching you earlier in the evening, first of all, im wondering whats going on there now. but also you saw a flash in the sky which was quite possibly a transformer blowing as well? >> yeah, weve seen at least five or s...

Up with no power this morning after one of the most ferocious hurricanes in years, threat of storm surge rs lurking in the south where the storm left plenty of devastation behieptsds. welcome back to "early start" everybody. im dave briggs. >> im christine romans. victor blackwell is coanchoring. right now devastating winds whipping through florida from coast to toast. >> relentless pounding ripping down power lines leaving a trail of destruction. take a look at this transformer blowing in miami...

Though. its all good. for the most part weve been tremendously safe. and most people have gotten off the roads. in fact, we havent seen a car on the roadways for an hour and a half now. people realize the worst of the storm might be coming this direction at this point. and theyre heeding it by staying inside. the last two things ill mention is people in this area were worried about flooding because it does flood even in the best of times when its just a strong rainfall and thats something that p...