UK midlands: power cut and blue flash

About half hour ago. My Facebook saying its being reported all over Staffordshire !

We had a 2 second power cut at same time as a blue flash seen through the window in the night sky

My Facebook is going mad with reports saying the same, my Internet is down, using 3G on phone

Wtf ??

reply to post by stinka


Do y'all have transformers? I know your electrical infrastructure is a bit different than ours, but over here that's generally what happens when a transformer blows.

reply to post by stinka


Was the blue flash anything like what in the video?

Had a 1/2 second drop a bit a go but happily online now

Going to give you that one on the oddness scale because about a week ago we had exactly the same thing in the South-East. We identified at least 3 transformers and 2 separate power grids going down at the same time for about 90 seconds. Everything just died to the extent I ran off and started filling the bathtub up with water. When I say everything died I mean EVERYTHING. Lights and heater went off, mobile signal dropped to nothing and even more disturbingly I had no dial tone. Whenever my power throws a wobbly I pick up the landline, if I hear a tone then all is good, this time, no tone.

If theres a reasonable answer then ring up the local DNO who runs the grid but it wouldn't suprise me its caused by some gypo's trying to grab some wiring for resale while still live

reply to post by PW229


There's a thread on here somewhere about the US just having successfully tested an EMP bomb or something.
Or, maybe we are getting major power surges from CMEs.
Or, maybe our electrical grid infrastructure is getting old & needs an over-haul.
Or, maybe because alienz

Blown fuse at the substation

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