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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Emergency crews responded Monday to reports of a fire and explosion involving an underground power transformer in Omaha, Nebraska. The explosion occurred in a utility vault under the sidewalk next to the DoubleTree Hotel, acting Battalion Fire Chief Mickey McLaughlin said, according to the Omaha World-Herald.  No injuries were reported as of late Monday, and the area around the hotel was temporarily blocked off. Guests at the hotel said they felt their rooms shake and saw smoke. "We started walking down e...

Underground electrical explosions see Omaha hotel evacuated April 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Multiple explosions and a fire in an underground concrete electrical vault rocked downtown Omaha and forced the evacuation of a nearby hotel, but no injuries were reported. The incident happened around 8 p.m. Monday when a power transformer that sits under the sidewalk next to the Doubletree Hotel caught fire, authorities said. Explosions from the transformer continued after firefighters arrived, producing a large amount of smoke and flames coming from the sidewalk grates over t...