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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A vehicle crash near the intersection of Arthur Kill Road and Zebra Place in Rossville on Wednesday afternoon resulted in a partially toppled utility pole, downed power lines, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The power grid in eastern North Carolina is being targeted by thieves who are risking their lives to strip utility poles and haul away transformers, investigators say. Craven County had 60 utility ...