Dash camera video from the Manchester Township Police Department of a power line catching on fire. Location: Manchester Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, United States Date: April 15, 2019 (Monday) Manchester Township Police Department: ⚡️🔥⚡️CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO⚡️🔥⚡️ Last night was quite SHOCKING for some of our midnight officers! The rain, wind, lightning and thunder were at full force, causing transformers to explode and electrical wires to drop. In one instance, our officers responded to the intersection of State Highway 70 and Colonial Drive for a report of a traffic light being out due to the power outage. As our officers were setting up traffic cones and directing traffic, sparks were flying due to an arcing transformer. As the night turned into morning, a utility worker narrowly escaped death when handling a wire that was believed to be de-energized! The wire then caught fire as it struck the wet ground. Luckily, he was wearing proper safety equipment! At the end of the night, no one was injured and everyone made it home.

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