KITTY HAWK, N.C.– A power pole transformer in North Carolina exploded during thunderstorms and gusty winds on Monday. Video showed the moment a fire started on a power pole in Kitty Hawk, burning up ...

Someone looking for copper wire used a chain saw to cut down a 40-foot wooden power pole and steal the $800 transformer atop it, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office. A Lincoln Electric ...

BLADENBORO, N.C. (WECT) - Emergency crews are working to repair two power poles and a transformer downed in Bladenboro, according to the Bladenboro Police Department (BPD). BPD officials said that ...

Pole mounted power transformers can weigh hundreds of pounds and are capable of handling large amounts of electrical current, experts say. This is not among the utility poles that were targeted in ...