Transformer Explosion Hurricane Sandy, Cliffside Park NJ

Tree fell on power lines causing transformer to explode during hurricane Sandy

[@hyvahyva]

That burst of sparks was just the result of a breaker upstream attempting to automatically reclose. It wasn't the transformer cooking.

[@smiley235]

Love how the power line road raged at the guy beeping it.

[@N30m3g4]

The sound of the electricity is awesome

[@codboroks97]

tree was like FUCK THE POWER GRID

[@tristanlaferriere5194]

I found this exact spot on Google Maps. It's so interesting to see the image of the street view prior to 2012 because the tree is there, but then if you change the view to after 2012, the tree disappears.

[@bBoss-xl1ld]

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[@guyrhodes]

Kudos for not dropping the camera to your shoes at the decisive moment! Well-done!

[@awesomefacepalm]

I love how the you can hear the car honks, and then the broken pole responds with lots of arcing.

[@Baseball5581]

0:44

[@jeuxpclol1011]

that driver.. was so lucky !!

[@RiseandThriveYT2]

I was in NY during Sandy last year. One year later, and around the same date (27th October) another hurricane-like storm is hitting the south of Britain, where I live. Weather just loves me.

[@supreme2005]

FACK!

[@shyana9807]

0:46

[@Kayshots]

Car: Beep beep.

[@matthewmichel6508]

I remember Hurricane Sandy like it was yesterday, man. I only just turned 4 on the 8 of October, we had to pack food, and pump out water from the toilets and bathtubs, the crazy thing was that I live at the top of New Jersey, so the flooding and rain was extravagant. October 29, 2012 - November 3, 2012.

[@wow1022]

no transformer exploded it's just an arc from the phases shorting out

[@richardhall9815]

I was just waiting to see how long it would be before that leaning tree came down.

[@VoriskAnaconda]

Been searching for videos like this, VERY well done and and stunned you got it at the time it happened. ;)

[@BigTed1203]

The pickup truck passing thru at 0:22 brings to mind the famous "luckiest guy in iraq" vid from the first gulf war

[@JuanCruzjuan13cruz1995]

The only I see is the street light break off when the tree hit the power lines, great video