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Video captures moment Yarraville power feeder explodes cutting power to residents as cause of blast revealed

A crazy video has captured a power feeder explosion that lit up the night sky across Melbourne’s west as a grim discovery revealed the cause of the blast.

Wild video of transformer explosion in Melbourne's west

Wild footage has captured a power feeder explosion that lit up the night sky across Melbourne’s west as a grim discovery revealed the cause of the blast.

A video began to circulate on social media late Monday night that captured a power feeder explode in the inner-west suburb of Yarraville.

There were sporadic power outages in Yarraville, Footscray and Spotswood about 10pm with at least 3500 customers losing power for a short time.

Footage has captured the wild moment a power feeder appeared to explode and cause power outages across Yarraville in Melbourne's west late Monday night. Picture: Supplied.
Footage has captured the wild moment a power feeder appeared to explode and cause power outages across Yarraville in Melbourne's west late Monday night. Picture: Supplied.

A spokesman for energy company Jemena told the Herald Sun that a possum had got itself caught up in power infrastructure, causing the explosion.

The spokesman said the animal had got into the cross arms of a power feeder before the explosion.

He said half of their customers had their power restored within three minutes and the other half had power within 90 minutes.

A Fire Rescue Victoria spokesman confirmed crews were called to the scene but said it was a false alarm.

It comes as the nation’s energy market operator warns Victoria faces a heightened risk of electricity blackouts this summer amid major delays in rolling out new transmission lines and renewable projects.

 

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