BLACKOUT IN SALTHILL AFTER ESB TRANSFORMER EXPLODED

Date Published: 21-Sep-2007

Homes in the Grattan Park area of the city were left without electricity last night [20/9] after an ESB sub- transformer exploded thereThe Fire Brigade was called to the scene of the explosion in Salthill at around 10 o' clock last night, where the transformer was on fireOne unit of the brigade quickly brought the blaze under control and there was no threat to nearby houses and no-one was injured