300 households left in dark after transformer explodes
300 households left in dark after transformer explodes
2025-12-30
A loud explosion jolted the residents of Yilan’s Yuanshan Township awake just before dawn on Tuesday. They ran outside to find that a transformer had caught fire, and was sending a downpour of sparks down on the street. The blast caused 300 households to lose power, including a school which had to open the gates and ring the bell manually until power was restored at 9:30 in the morning.
Just before dawn, locals rushed outside after hearing a loud explosion, to find the transformer box on fire, blasting sparks down like a rain of fire.
Flames kept cascading down making for a terrifying sight. Locals immediately called the police.
Yuanshan resident Mr. Liao heard about three explosions. The power was unstable shortly after, turning on and off, before a full-on blackout affecting 300 households in the alley. Electricity was restored at 9:30, but it wasn’t early enough for Tongle Primary School, which had to open its electric school gate manually.
Hsiao Wei-ting
Tongle Primary School
Our bells are also electronic, so we switched to a hand-rung bell. We have back-up measures in place in case things like these happen.
Taipower rushed to begin emergency repairs. The fire left charred and melted remains on the ground. It is thought the fire started after the load switch caught fire.
Technician
Taipower
We replaced everything and now we’re ready to restore power.
Fortunately, the malfunction was detected and reported fast, so the fire didn’t spread or cause any injuries. And thanks to the swift repairs, daily life is back to normal in Yuanshan.
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清晨驚悚! 宜蘭員山鄉變電箱"爆炸起火" 三百戶一度停電
2025-12-30
宜蘭員山鄉一大清早四點多，發生變電箱爆炸意外，有目擊者發現住家巷口的變電箱傳出爆炸聲後，開始起火燃燒，隨後電力不穩、整條巷子大停電，由於一旁還有國小，包括電動大門、上下鐘聲，都改手動式。還好九點半全數恢復供電。
大清早天還沒亮，有民眾聽到爆炸聲響，竟然發現電線桿上的變電箱不只在燃燒，而且還在下火雨。
小小火焰不斷落下，看得目擊者"心驚驚"，立刻報警。
家住在宜蘭員山鄉的廖先生說，共聽到大概三次爆炸聲，隨後疑似電力不穩，多次停電、復電，最後一次，整條巷子約三百戶大停電。雖然早上9點半前，全數復電。但由於一旁就是同樂國小，停電也造成電動校門開不了，只好改手動。
[[同樂國小校長 蕭維霆]]
“那另外的話，就是我們的一些，上下鐘的部分，也是用電子鐘嘛，那就改成用手搖鈴的部分，那像這個我們學校，其實都有這樣的，相對應的一個部分做配套”
台電獲報後，立刻進行搶修，變電箱下方，全是熔燒毀壞的殘骸。推測疑似是，電線桿上的負載開關起火。
[[台電人員]]
“盡速的把它更換完成了，那現在就是要已經做好，要把它做復電的動作”
還好目擊者即時發現，立刻報警，變電箱爆炸起火，沒波及無辜。台電搶修得快，當地居民生活一切恢復正常。
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