UNDERGROUND
ELECTRIC TRANSFORMER EXPLOSIONS ROCK RED BANK, NJ; 260 HOMES LOSE POWER
Utility couldn’t estimate when power would be restored.
By Tom Davis (Patch Staff) January 4, 2015 at 9:33pm
Underground explosions prompted officials to evacuate
downtown buildings in Red Bank on Sunday, eyewitnesses said on Twitter.
The explosions occurred in two underground vaults that
housed electrical transformers, leaving no one injured, authorities said.
No one was injured in the afternoon blasts that were
visible in manholes near Peters Place on Broad Street. Police evacuated three
downtown buildings, while about 260 homes and businesses nearby lost power,
according to NBC4 in New York.
Utility workers couldn’t estimate when power would be
restored, according to NBC4.
The explosions happened in areas where Jersey Central
Power and Light equipment is stored; police said there was a lot of smoke in
the area, but there were no fires, according to NJ.com.
Broad Street was shut down from Monmouth Street to
Reckless Place