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 to the transformer.
A fire starts on a power pole during storms.
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A few moments later, the transformer exploded with a loud “pop.”
“Woah,” someone in the background of the video said as the explosion happened.
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The transformer lights up as it explodes.
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Sparks flew out of the pole after the explosion, cascading to the ground.
The storm lashed the Outer Banks of North Carolina Monday and Tuesday with coastal flooding and high winds.
Sparks shoot out from the pole after the explosion.
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Though not tropical in nature, tropical-storm-force wind gusts of up to 60 mph were recorded near Jeanettes Pier in eastern North Carolina, causing power outages across the region. Waves higher than 12 feet were recorded on buoys offshore from Nags Head.
