*** WATCH *** TRANSFORMER EXPLOSION KNOCKS OUT POWER IN PARTS OF HYANNIS
HYANNIS/BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] – As you will see in the following HN Video, at around 7:30 p.m. this evening, police and firefighters responded to Phinney’s Lane in front of the Cape Cod Beer Company for a transformer explosion. There reportedly had been two pole fires in the area, and by the time HN arrived on scene, one of the fires had self-extinguished, and one of the fires was still burning. The explosion also ignited several small grass fires which were quickly dealt with. Barnstable Police completely shut down Phinney’s Lane traffic in the area of Attucks Lane until Eversource could arrive on scene just prior to 8:00 p.m. The explosion reportedly knocked out power in parts of Hyannis and Barnstable Village. Area traffic lights also went dark for a period of time. The following HN Video highlights the scene and response…
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