Utility Pole Burns, Explodes in Wildwood Crest NJ

As Atlantic Electric linemen were extinguishing a fire atop a utility pole in Wildwood Crest, a series of explosions took place, which resulted in a power outage. No one was injured in the April 1, 2008 mishap, which occurred about 8:15 p.m.

Due to a fog rolling in, it was possible that the salt air induced arcing when it was bombarded with the electrical energy emanating from the wires.


An utility worker in a sky-arm truck was attempting to extinguish a fire atop the pole when it ignited and then exploded.

Wildwood fire stations were summoned to Wildwood Crest firehouse to standby as Wildwood Crest firefighters remained on the scene of the event.

Traffic was diverted one block within all directions.

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[DansRailroad2011]

great idea spraying water on a high voltage power line.

[tonynic2]

Nice to see the proffesionals doing their job. Your in safe hands! By the way, that high voltage line that fell and then became live again on the ground, well that was no danger to anybody. Infact, it is part of the company procedure to test the autoreclosers are working correctly. The idea of squirting water all over a live high voltage fault is revolutionary. What pioneers! We should do that in the UK.

[denelson83]

@DansRailroad2011 Hopefully after the power is shut off. Before? That would be stupid.

[Crpetersena]

Pretty brave folks

[demonsparkx]

a redneck solution- hey maw lookie wut im dun do, * sips beer* :: pees on the fire::

-end of the redneck

uploads entire video to youtube n gets millions of hits.

THATS pioneer revolution,my friend.

[jhonnyboy2016]

wow



[theojer87]

now what lineman smoked the weed and said oh im a firefighter now?

[LouisvilleTorn8o]

Epic fail...

[Audinos]

That's going to leave a mark!

[lgugue]

Wow! It looks that the power lines shorted exactly above his head! Thanks God he was in a safe and insulated place! But how scary!

[CoolDudeClem]

When I saw the shadow of the lineman going up the transformer I thought there was a cat climbing up it!