my face, 40m or so away. It was at the electrical substation just north
of the campus police station. Not very loud, but an impressive
fireball. I have to start carrying a camera.
As a result, UMBC is closed today for lack of electricity. New media reports:
- Transformer Explosion Knocks Out UMBC Power, http://columbia.patch.com/articles/transformer-explosion-knocks-umbc-power
- Baltimore Sun apparently has no idea of or maybe no interest in what actually happened: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-umbc-power-outage-0603,0,573995.story
2 comments:
Jeff, fascinating eyewitness account. I am still waiting for the university spokespeople to acknowledge that something other than a routine "power outage" took place. In the meantime, you and the "Patch" are our only sources of info about the Thursday evening transformer explosions. I was on campus at 8:15 pm and all was tranquil at that point... Nancy Miller
Why should the Baltimore Sun care? There were no charred bodies, destroyed buildings, or folks trapped in piles of rubble; thus, it was a minor event at best. Besides, I am sure all of their resources were being task with covering Lady Gaga, 1-8-7s and other high content media events.
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