HOUSTON – You probably heard a buzz this morning, followed by an explosion with an arcing blue light shooting across the sky. Curious about why transformers blow during storms, we reached out to ...

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has said that the periodic power outages, also known as ‘dumsor’ during the peak period of 7 p.m.–11 p.m., may result from blown fuses in transformers. In a ...

Bengaluru has many problems when it rains but exploding transformers are among the more pressing. Ordinary power cuts occur frequently and are inconvenient as it is but transfomers exploding present a ...

The company that manages South Australia's power poles and wires says blown fuses, not a lack of electricity supply, are to blame for blackouts that hit Adelaide on its hottest ever day. About 25,000 ...