Exploding transformers lit up Toronto skies before this morning's power outage (VIDEO)
Power has been restored to Toronto’s east end following a massive outage on Monday morning but before it all went dark, some Torontonians report seeing explosions streak across the sky.
Breakfast Television host Kevin Frankish recorded this spectacular light show this morning, noting in the caption that, “That’s not lightning you see…those are transformers blowing. All that salt powder from last week + today’s wet snow and melting = power outages.”
That’s not lightning you see…those are transformers blowing. All that salt powder from last week + today’s wet snow and melting = power outages. pic.twitter.com/o18Jlzvcpm
— Kevin Frankish (@KevinFrankish) January 8, 2018
Think you are seeing lightening? Guess again, the warm up, combined with wet snow is reacting to salt residue on transformers causing them to pop / explode. The result is massive power outages in GTA.
— Frankie Flowers (@FrankFerragine) January 8, 2018
My security camera picked up the first flash/explosion of the power outage in the east end. cam is looking west. flash occurred north west. im near dundas and broadview. #darkto pic.twitter.com/GqG7sHDXc1
— Plexus (@plexuss) January 8, 2018
While the flashes and explosions aren’t exactly reassuring, they’re not all that uncommon either. Transformers popping were recorded during the 2013 ice storm as well.
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