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A report published on 1 October 2026 says power outages began in several districts of temporarily occupied Crimea after an overnight explosion at a large power substation in the village of Nizhnegorsk. Settlements in the Krasnogvardeisky and Pervomaisky...
A severe thunderstorm in Nasarawa State, Nigeria, collapsed three towers on the Karu-Keffi-Akwanga 132kV single-circuit transmission line on 7 October 2026. The Transmission Company of Nigeria said the line tripped on overcurrent protection at about 16:06...
A transformer fire was reported at Pipeline-Salam Junction, Koforidua, on 6 October 2026. The Ghana National Fire Service received the call at 18:46 and a crew arrived at 19:04. Electricity was disconnected before firefighting. The fire was brought under...
Four people suffered severe burn injuries after a high-capacity electricity transformer exploded near a Coca-Cola warehouse in Benniganahalli, Bengaluru, on the afternoon of 6 October 2026. The incident was reported to have occurred between 12.30 pm and 1 pm...
On the morning of 6 October 2026, a fire broke out inside a public electricity transformer on Wanjat Street in Alexandria, Egypt, in front of a private hospital in the east of the city. Civil protection crews set a cordon and put the fire out before it...
A high-voltage substation of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand caught fire in Nong Chok district of Bangkok during heavy rain. The operator said transformers erupted in flames at 10.09am, cutting off power to parts of the district. Fire crews...
A transformer and power line were reported to have come down at Tonset Road and Main Street in Orleans sometime after 5:30 pm on Monday, causing a small brush fire and cutting power to 1,200 Eversource customers. Traffic was diverted around the area....
A large fire broke out in dry fodder at a storage area in Jhor village, Rajsamand district, Rajasthan. About 50 bigha of dry fodder burned. Flames reached a nearby solar energy plant, burned electrical cables there, and were reported to have damaged...
Fires broke out, for a reason that has not been established, in electricity transformer cabinets at two separate points in Pazaryeri mahallesi, Batman. Flames from the cabinets caused brief alarm nearby. Fire crews were called and extinguished both fires...
On Sunday afternoon a fire was reported on the roof of a flat building on the Spatterstraat in Wormer, in solar panels. The published report does not say how the fire started, how far it spread, or whether anyone was hurt.
Ecuavisa reported on 4 October 2026 that a fire at the Baeza substation had brought crude oil transport to a halt. The available report is a headline and programme listing only. The cause, the extent of damage, any injuries and how long transport was stopped...
On 4 October 2026 a fire broke out at an electricity transformer on Turgut Özal Bulvarı in GAP Mahallesi, Batman, opposite Batman Park. Nearby people noticed smoke in the evening and alerted the authorities. Fire crews and other teams attended and put the...
On 3 October 2026, an explosion and fire were reported at Banco Plaza on Avenida Bolívar in El Vigía, Mérida state. Emergency services said an overload in the battery of a solar inverter is believed to have ruptured the battery and released gas, leading to a...
A fire broke out for a reason not yet determined at a transformer on Ata Bulvarı in Işıktepe Mahallesi, Nilüfer, Bursa. Explosions occurred during the fire and nearby people were briefly alarmed. Fire crews brought the fire under control and extinguished it....
An offshore wind turbine at the 大彰化西北離岸風場 suffered blade damage on 2 October. No personnel were working on the turbine at the time and no vessels were in the safety zone. No injuries or fatalities were reported. 沃旭能源 notified regulators and implemented sea...
On the afternoon of 2 October 2026 a fire occurred on the roof of a house in Snoystraat, Gouda. Residents noticed smoke at the solar panels and isolated the supply. On arrival the fire service initially saw nothing. Using an aerial platform, a panel was...
At least four underground electrical vaults in San Francisco's Financial District caught fire or erupted on the morning of 1 October 2026, after smoke was reported from vaults near California Street and Front Street. The San Francisco Fire Department...
Nizhnohirskyi substation was reported to have been attacked. The 110/35/10 kV facility, which has transformers with a combined rating of 50 MVA, supplies the Nizhnohirskyi district. Outages were reported in part of the village and surrounding areas. In...
Electricity supply to 50 households in Randpark Ridge was restored on 5 October 2026 after a two-week outage. The failure was caused by a burnt-out winding in a mini-substation that had also been vandalised. City Power ordered a replacement unit on 27...
On 7 September 2026 a power outage interrupted the National News of Cuban Television. The signal was cut and other content was broadcast for several minutes. Reports from people near the studios said an electrical transformer had exploded in the vicinity. The...