PGE Power Substation Explosion and Fire

THANKS TO ALL the Fire, Police and Medics for keeping everyone safe and taking control of the situation, You just keep proving what Heroes you really are!!!! Here's the story After working a night job last night I woke up to a loud boom, then heard sirens, apon looking out my window people were running west so I opened my door and there was a HUGE plume of smoke, Apparently a Transformer exploded about 1/4 mile from my house and started a fire. I ran over to the sight and this is what I saw. Notice at the end the guy helping by directing traffic. I guess that guy in the dodge couldnt hear the sirens. Also kinda neat those ATV Traffic Police units

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News & Politics

Tags:

• Fire
• Beaverton
• PGE
• Explosion

[Drewster327]

Yup, most of the Beaverton Aloha area was without power because of this fire. It's all back now finally. Funny for such a nice area to live, since I've been here, there's been about 3 major fires here

[coolsax64]

Leave the traffic control to the professionals and not the civilian who thinks he is helping.

[TheNWSCOTT]

My name is Scott and im from portland living in texas i thought that area looked familiar what about the power guys there the ones who shut off the power so the fireman can actually do their job i know im an apprentice lineman

[tall32guy]

Yeah it is! They are cute. :) hehe

[Griffin596]

haha i dont know if those QUADS where the BPD or tirgerd??? but still there sweet!!!

[jro3331]

I live in sherwood i know exactly where that is I did not even know that happened until i saw this

[therustyaxe]

Quad Coppers, interesting.

[hbcrazyman]

@ 2:44 what the heck were those things. haahah. i was excpecting some big car and these lil quads come rolling out. interesting

[CheeseGravyx]

No joke, I was in my buddys hot tub when we saw the smoke.

[4449steam]

So THAT'S WHY I had no power for a few hours!