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Safety incidents, near-misses and operational failures involving grid infrastructure assets, with lessons learned.
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- Cuba's national grid collapses, leaving most of Havana without power
- Singapore grid operator fined after two substation fires cause power failures
- Transformer explosion sparks fire and reignition at Texas City substation
- Substation fire sends large smoke plume over Hillsboro
- Reported oil leak sparks fire at Kwagga substation in Pretoria West
- Smoke reported at substation in Tigné, Malta, prompts fire brigade response
- Western Power substation fire near Longport cuts power to over 120 homes
- Transformer vault fire at PSEG Long Island substation in Bridgehampton
- Explosion and fire at Burbank Water and Power substation near Empire Center
- Interconnector fault reported to have caused power outage in Malta
- Transformer fire extinguished on university campus with no injuries
- Explosion and fire at Evergy substation in Shawnee, Kansas causes mass outages
- Flashover at Haywards substation cuts power to 94,000 Wellington homes
- Transformer fire cuts power to hundreds in Albemarle County
- Transformer fire reported at Greater Noida power substation, blackouts in the area
- Transformer fire shuts Noida substation, third such BHEL failure
- Fire at NPCL 500MVA substation in Noida Sector 148, Greater Noida
- Explosion at Blue Mountains substation cuts power to thousands twice in a week
- Substation fire reported with outages, location not reported
- Transformer fire at Newark substation cuts power to thousands of AEP customers
- Explosion and fire at Linden substation cuts power to several suburbs
- Electrical equipment failure reported to have sparked substation fire in Medway
- Transformer explosion reported to have caused power outage in Johnston area
- Fire breaks out at Ausgrid's Mason Park substation in Homebush, Sydney
- Fire reported at Alagbon electricity substation in Ikoyi, Lagos
- Transformer explosion knocks out power in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn
- Malta interconnector reported damaged, causing outages with more possible
- Con Edison substation fire at West 64th Street triggers Manhattan blackout
- Transformer fire at Noida Power substation causes area blackouts
- Fire destroys equipment at Mulago power substation in Kampala
- Transformer explosion linked to power outages in Hoboken, New Jersey
- Fire at Mellieħa substation prompts hotel evacuation in Malta
- Substation fire in Miami Beach knocks out power to over 1,000 customers
- Fire at Ubungo substation in Dar es Salaam cuts power across parts of the city
- Fire reported to have damaged a power substation in Ogden
- Transformer explosion sparks large fire at Norridge substation
- Substation equipment fire cuts power to thousands in Springfield, Oregon
- Substation fire suspected to be caused by cable theft cuts power in Alberton
- Cable failure causes explosion at T&TEC substation in Reform, Trinidad
- Transformer explosion at Shawnee substation cuts power to 22,000 customers
- Fire breaks out at electrical sub-station near Paloncha in Kothagudem district
- Transformer fire at electric substation in Termez City, Uzbekistan
- Fire at Lambert Street substation cuts power to Pietermaritzburg CBD
- DTE Energy substation fire cuts power to 7,000 Detroit customers
- Man critically injured after copper theft attempt at Dunn Avenue substation, Nashville
- Ageing transformer explodes at Belmont substation on hottest day of the year, causing blackout
- Substation fire in Plymouth Michigan cuts power to thousands of DTE customers
- Raccoon intrusion causes transformer explosion and mass power outage in Rio Rancho
- Transformer fire at Hawaii utility substation cuts power to thousands
- Fire at Wapadrand substation knocks out power to several suburbs
- Electrical fault causes bang and flash at Leighton Buzzard substation
- East substation in La Montagne, Pretoria, catches fire after two cable theft attempts
- Substation transformer explosion sparks fire and outages in Chattanooga
- Klaarwater substation explosion in Pinetown cuts power to four suburbs
- Mechanical failure causes major substation fire and explosions in Edinburgh
- Suspected arson fire destroys Cambuslang substation, cutting power to 2,500 homes
- Vandalised BC Hydro transformers cause oil spill and days of outages
- Fire at Con Edison substation cuts power to Staten Island customers
- Fire breaks out at electricity substation near Plaistow primary school
- Fire damages Cabrillo substation in Irvine, cutting power to thousands
- Fire at AEP substation cuts power to thousands in Corpus Christi
- Transformer fire at Entergy substation causes major outage in Louisiana
- Substation transformer fire cuts power to about 15,000 people near Brea mall
- Feederboard explosion at Brynorth substation cuts power across Johannesburg suburbs
- Substation fire in Blackpool cuts power to thousands of customers
- Snake causes fire and blackout at South Carolina electricity substation
- Fire at Cornwall electricity substation cuts power to hundreds of homes
- Mini-substation on 16th Avenue, Joe Nhlanhla, Alexandra explodes amid overload
- Arson fire at Paisley substation cuts power to homes and a care home
- Squirrel intrusion sparks small fire and outage at Manhattan Kansas substation
- Squirrel-caused equipment failures knock out power at Colorado substation twice in two days
- Explosion and fire at TECO East Bay substation cuts power to thousands
- Worker injured after ladder fall and electrical shock at Cuyahoga Falls substation
- Fire at Northampton substations cuts power to thousands and prompts evacuations
- Fire spreads to West End Road substation in Southampton
- Substation transformer fire causes island-wide blackout in Puerto Rico
- High voltage transformer explodes and catches fire in Winnersh
- Transformer explosion cuts power to Osprey Run community in Florida
- PSE&G transformer catches fire and falls in Bayonne, New Jersey
- Transformer fire causes damage at National Grid substation in Buffalo
- Fire at Minden Hills substation cuts power to over 23,000 customers
- Substation fire in San José cuts power to over 100,000 customers
- Suspected sabotage causes transformer fire at Eikenhof substation, Johannesburg
- Substation fire cuts power to thousands in Eustis, Florida
- Fire at PECO substation cuts power to over 30,000 Philadelphia customers
- Circuit breaker failure sparks fire at San Francisco substation, cutting power for hours
- Explosion at Beverley substation cuts power to about 160 properties
- Underground transformer explosion causes widespread power outage in Halifax
- Substation explosion and fire cuts power to 100,000 in San Jose suburb
- Transformer fire at LADWP substation causes major Los Angeles area outage
- Transformer explosion at Entergy substation cuts power to Shell Convent Refinery, Louisiana
- Unauthorised access to El Paso substation causes explosion and outage
- Explosion and fire at Klaarwater substation cut power across Durban
- Fire at Upton Warren substation cuts power to 5,000 homes
- Transformer fire at WAPA substation on St. John delays power restoration
- Vegetation fire at mini substation damages transformer in Dalview
- Transformer fire at AEP substation in St Joseph County, Indiana
- Short circuit at Flevoland substations sparks fires and mass power outage
- Fire in switch room at Stafford substation cuts power to 19,000 homes
- Animal-caused fire at Anderson Township substation cuts power to thousands
- Fire at Johannesburg central substation linked to suspected cable theft
- Substation equipment failure near Truro causes widespread power flickering in Cornwall
- Cable box failure causes substation explosion and power cuts in Portishead
- Busbar fault at Insukamini substation triggers nationwide blackout in Zimbabwe
- NSL interconnector trip causes GB grid frequency dip, batteries respond
- Substation failure triggers major blackout across Prague and northern Czechia
- Sparking transformer fire near Hillsborough substation cuts power to thousands
- Fault at Gombe substation triggers partial national grid collapse in Nigeria
- Circuit breaker failure sparks substation fire in downtown Salt Lake City
- Transformer explosion at Bryant Street substation in Chatham cuts power for four hours
- Second fire breaks out at Hydro One substation after earlier transformer explosion
- Electrical fire at Bahamas substation cuts power to thousands
- Underground cable failure sparks transformer fire and Newark power outage
- Transformer fire at Rutland substation cuts power to thousands
- Transformer explosion at New York grid substation lights sky blue
- Underground transformer fire blows manhole covers off in downtown Albany
- Lightning strikes Eskom transformer at substation in Free State, causing fire
- Substation equipment failure sparks fire and evacuation at Singapore hotel
- Transformer fire at Krahës substation cuts power to 1500 customers in Albania
- Fire destroys 150MVA transformer at Nigerian grid substation in Benin
- Fire at South Manheim Substation causes outages in Lancaster County
- Substation fire reported to have caused BART service delays, San Francisco Bay Area
- Transformer fire at Lakeview Avenue substation prompts emergency in Mayville, New York
- Fire guts Palm Ridge Substation control room, cutting power to thousands
- Contractor strikes high-voltage line, sparking transformer fire in Downtown Brooklyn
- Substation breaker fire near Rhodes College knocks out power to 11,000 in Memphis
- PG&E substation fire causes power outage in South Bay
- Transformer explosion knocks out power across Cleveland's West Side
- Transformer fire on Cleveland Public Power grid causes outage during heat wave
- Substation reactor fire in Southern Brazil triggers nationwide blackout
- Substation transformer fire cuts power to F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming
- Substation fire on Garriochmill Way cuts power in Glasgow's Kelvinbridge Area
- Explosion and fire at Chinchwad Extra High Voltage Substation, Pune disrupts power
- Breaker explosion and fire at Mylapore substation in Chennai injures two engineers
- Fire at Welwyn Garden City Substation causes large smoke plume
- Northern Powergrid worker seriously injured in Huddersfield substation fire
- Fire at National Grid substation on Albert Road, West Bridgford
- Transformer fire at Grimsby substation cuts power to shops and homes
- Fire and explosion at Brakfontein Substation cuts power to Centurion suburbs
- Transformer failure at Tyler Substation cuts power to 6,300 customers
- Transformer explosion knocks out power to thousands in Boyd County, Kentucky
- Transformer station fire cuts power to thousands in Red Bluff, California
- Transformer fire at London substation triggers major incident and evacuations
- Earthing transformer fire at Achimota substation causes Accra power outages
- Transformer explosion sparks fire, cuts power to homes in Turramurra
- Transformer explosion during maintenance cuts power in Salmiya, Kuwait
- Second fire at Aberdeen Place substation, Maida Vale, disrupts London Underground and Elizabeth line
- Fire and transformer explosion at GRIDCo substation cuts power to Obuasi
- Transformer explosion near The Woodlands Mall sparks fires and outages
- Transformer fire at Tangedco substation near Kayathar contained after ten hours
- Transformer fire at Ayyanaroothu substation near Panneerkulam, Thoothukudi
- Fire at Pennsylvania substation triggers multi-day power outage
- Explosive fire at Met-Ed substation in Adams County causes multi-day outage
- Bronx transformer fire cuts power to apartment building in Morris Park
- Explosion at Overgate substation near Dundee shopping centre caused by component failure
- Explosion and fire at power substation cause outages near Sudbury
- Transformer explosion at Rengpang Substation cuts power across Tamenglong District
- Transformer fire reported in Olyphant, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
- Explosion at 66kV substation cuts power across Kempton Park
- Transformer explosion and fire cuts power to hundreds in Chromepet, Chennai
- Substation explosion near Nikitas causes total blackout across northern Cyprus
- Arc flash injures three workers at OUC substation in downtown Orlando
- Lightning strike triggers transformer explosion in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
- Transformer fire at Egat station causes blackout across Phetchaburi city
- Explosion and fire at Alghero electrical substation, cause not yet confirmed
- Transformer fire at Pepco substation prompts evacuation in Washington DC
- Transformer fire cuts power to Riverdale shopping strip for over a week
- Fire at aging Memphis substation cuts power to 12,000 customers
- Fire at Cydna substation cuts power to parts of Sandton, Johannesburg
- Fire at Thokoza substation Z7 causes power outage in Ekurhuleni
- Man critically injured after electrical contact at NYSEG's Ansco substation in Binghamton
- Fire reported at ComEd electrical substation in Hoffman Estates, Illinois
- Fire destroys Bosworth substation in Ekurhuleni, causing widespread outages
- Substation fire from transformer explosion cuts power across Vaal region
- West Nile Street substation fire prompts evacuation of nearby retail store
- Major blaze at Glasgow city centre electrical substation prompts evacuation
- Substation fire in Oakington, Cambridgeshire triggers local power outage affecting nearby school
- Explosion at Good Hope substation triggers widespread power outages in Guyana
- Cable theft fire damages Olivenhoutbosch substation, South Africa
- Fire at PG&E Saratoga substation cuts power to 21,000 on Christmas Eve
- PG&E transformer fire triggers power outage in San Francisco's Richmond District
- Large fire breaks out at Oncor electrical substation in Dallas
- Substation explosion on Gloucester Close cuts power in Chippenham
- Transformer explosions cut power to hundreds in Andover, Massachusetts
- Fire and reported explosions break out at Yate electricity substation
- Substation explosion in Cleveland triggers widespread power outages
- Balloons cause transformer fire and brief outage in Millington, Tennessee
- Fire reported at electrical substation in Sinton, Texas
- Substation fire leaves Alberton without power for days
- Transformer explosion collapses building wall in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Fire at Bree substation cuts power across Johannesburg CBD
- Fire damages transformers at Wadeville 2nd Input substation, Ekurhuleni
- Transformer fire at Vladivostok power plant cuts power to 48,000 residents
- Transformer explosion at Bloemfontein substation cuts power to suburbs
- Substation fire destroys transformer, cuts power in Vanderbijlpark
- Entergy substation fire cuts power to thousands in Lake Charles
- Orange & Rockland substation fire triggers second major outage in a week
- Substation explosion injures three OUC workers during capacitor bank maintenance
- Fire at Zhuyuan Extra High Voltage substation in Hsinchu kills two workers
- Underground substation fire breaks out near Stockport fuel station
- Isle of Palms transformer fire triggers outage after years of warning signs
- Substation explosion cuts power to Roodepoort suburbs in Johannesburg
- Blown transformer causes explosion and smoke at Bethesda Federal Campus
- Electrical substation fire cuts power in central Toledo
- Transformer fire at Gonder Substation in Ely, Nevada prompts emergency response
- Transformer fire cuts power to dozens of buildings in Youngstown, Ohio
- Substation fire near Vienna Town Hall cuts power to homes and businesses
- Suspected arson fire at Rocherlea substation cuts power to 1500 homes in Tasmania
- Transformer explosion sparks fire and injuries at Bucharest heating plant
- Substation fire near water treatment works cuts power across parts of Guernsey
- Transformer explosion causes power outages in South Philadelphia
- Transformer fire at Amona substation cuts power to Sanquelim and Valpoi for 12 hours
- Transformer fault causes fatal power surge in Gundli Village, Rajasthan
- Transformer fire cuts power to downtown Lancaster, Ohio police headquarters
- Transformer fire at Gurugram substation triggers widespread power outage
- Substation current transformer explosion causes citywide blackout in Gurgaon
- Substation transformer fire spreads to hedgerow near Burford village
- Transformer fire cuts power to hundreds in downtown Toronto
- Substation equipment fire causes major power outage in Tralee
- Small fire at Geneva East Side substation quickly contained without outages
- Fire at Godhra GETCO substation causes prolonged power cuts
- Substation fire in southwestern Germany cuts power to thousands
- Substation fire cuts power to over 4,000 residents in New Albany, Indiana
- Cable insulation failure blamed for fire at GRIDCo's Akosombo Substation
- Fire at Hala Naka Road grid station in Hyderabad causes six hour outage
- Transformer fire at CFE substation cuts power across Cancun
- RTE transformer failure under heatwave cuts power to households in Finistère
- Transformer fire erupts at 220 kV power station near Indore, India
- Reported explosion at Southampton substation cuts power to hundreds of homes
- Transformer fire burns for hours at Hunterstown generating station
- Transformer explosion at CWL substation cuts power to 1,200 customers
- Transformer fire cuts power to downtown Bangor apartment building during heat wave
- Transformer fire cuts power to part of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
- Underground transformer explosion at Conti and Bourbon Streets, New Orleans
- Fire at New Milton substation causes major rail service disruption
- Fire at Dhaka substation near FDC intersection cuts power for hours
- Fire at Weymouth substation near coastal attraction cuts power
- Coney Island transformer explosion sparks fire, cuts power to 900 homes
- Lightning strike sparks fire at PGE substation in Cornelius, Oregon
- Fire at Alquízar substation cuts power to thousands in Artemisa
- Explosion at Gariki Injection substation cuts power supply in Enugu, Nigeria
- Substation fire in Newlands, Johannesburg, leaves residents without reliable power
- Capacitor bank fire at Washington DC electrical substation extinguished
- Transformer fire cuts power to thousands in South Tenerife
- Substation overheating trips power supply near Bratton, Telford
- Transformer explosion in Hackensack sparks car fires, power outage
- Transformer explosion at Blue Hills Power Station causes island-wide blackout in New Providence
- Transformer explosions and fire cut power to Arta villages, Greece
- Fallen tree sparks fire at transformer substation in Kožlí, Czech Republic
- Fire at Bellshill substation causes widespread power outage in Glasgow area
- Fire and transformer explosion at Tolosa power station blacks out La Plata
- Fire at Jicotea substation leaves Ranchuelo, Cuba without power for days
- Fire and explosion at AEP Texas substation in San Angelo, Texas
- Fire at Eastern substation in Nouakchott cuts power to city neighbourhoods
- Sabotage-linked transformer fire shuts down Substation 16, Sug Il Juma, Tripoli
- Large fire at Meeden high-voltage substation proves difficult to extinguish
- Construction site fire spreads to Tiergarten substation amid grid sabotage probe
- Substation fire in Utjeha leaves entire village without power
- Berlin transformer substation fire investigated amid grid sabotage spate
- Transformer fire causes power outage in Ernster, Luxembourg
- Substation explosion and fire forces evacuation of GP Surgery in Liverpool
- Electrical room fire disrupts power supply in Singapore's Chinatown
- Substation Incident in Germany Disconnects Five RWE Lignite Power Units
- Fire at Hermes Road substation in Saltford, Bath causes mass outage
- Wildfire de-energisation and fire damage hit Southern California Edison network in Palisades and Eaton fires
- Puerto Rico transmission system failure leaves over a million without power
- Grid collapse across Spain and Portugal on the Iberian Peninsula
- Hurricane causes grid damage across Florida, Georgia, Carolinas, Tennessee, Virginia
- Explosion at ageing Brooklyn substation strands New York City Subway riders
- Fire at Mission Street substation causes multi-day outage in San Francisco
- Damage to Balticconnector pipeline and Baltic Sea subsea cables, 2023-2024
- Substation explosion and fire near Seventeen Lakes Boulevard, Fort Worth prompts evacuation
- Transformer explosion and fire at Duke Energy substation in Maineville, Ohio
- Arc flash at Astoria transmission substation in Queens disrupts supply and airport
- Transformer fire at Blount Street substation causes Madison, Wisconsin outage
- Fire at an HVDC converter station leads to site evacuation and loss of interconnector capacity
- IFA2 interconnector between Sellindge and France down over two months
- Continental Spain and Portugal transmission collapse from voltage control gaps
- Cascading blackout across Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Croatia after vegetation contact
- Coordinated ranged attack on Metcalf transmission substation near San Jose
- Switchgear failure at a Rhode Island distribution substation after feeder fault
- Transformer fire at North Hyde Substation disrupts West London and Heathrow Airport
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