Tree down, power line down, fire, then explosion

In the aftermath of a Feb. 25, 2009 rain and wind storm, this large tree fell in front of an Aldrich Rd. residence, taking power lines down with it. As neighbors took phone pictures at about 11 a.m. the following morning, a live wire sparked a fire and a small explosion.

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• Portsmouth NH
• storm

[hawkdlb06]

i wonder if Jethro and Sally Sue know that when a powerline is down and in contact with conrete that it can put out an eletrical current about 75 feet around it.

[chrisrambodiskjockey]

the very last bang you heard that sounded like a shotgun was the fuse on a pole blowing which killed the power

[TheMrpanda54]

hmmm. was it that generator I hear when it explodes? DUMD NEIGHBORS... [their generator guide] 101 guide step 1 turn on generator and plug it into house... then turn all small breakers off and then leave big breaker that says main! yippe

[1990CHRONIC]

I would have told someone to try to put it out with a bucket of water. Bye bye.......

[envisionelec]

stand. directly. under. power. lines.

Yeeeaaahhhh.

[Kalphiter45]

@chrisrambodiskjockey It's actually pretty cool because you hear 1 fuse, then another subsequent one.

[Cracker603]

what happened it touched the fire hidrent

[codeman883]

Just another example of an over load fuse that isnt sapposed tobe there. They do that shit cause the power companies are to cheap to keep there right-of-way clear an are to lazy to track the line down for limbs on the line so they put a bigger fuse in to burn off little branchies that touch the wire and are also to lazy to keep replacing fusies.

[ColeFried81]

That fat bitch should get closer to incinerate a few too many of the cheeseburgers she's eaten.

[KnittingPasta]

@MetrakitProRaceI

why is that?

[Lim2ish]

Explosion on 1:00 !