Thousands without power following explosion near Lucas Oil Stadium (IN)

[The Straight Story]

Thousands without power following explosion near Lucas Oil Stadium


INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - About 9,500 IPL Power customers were without power following a reported explosion at a power substation at West and Morris streets late Monday morning.

Firefighters were called to the substation, about a mile from Lucas Oil Stadium, after receiving reports of a loud boom and smoke rising from the area.

IPL reports a faulted breaker caused the fire. Crews de-energized the substation so firefighters could battle the blaze. IPL reports power was restored around Noon.

Traffic signals were out at several downtown intersections as a result of the blaze.

Numerous callers to the 24-Hour News 8 newsroom indicated their power flickered before hearing a large boom.

http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/marion_county/loud-boom-heard-smoke-seen-from-downtown

[Edweird]

1. I hate working in substations because of this. There's no place to go when things go wrong

and everything is low to the ground and close together.