High winds cause transformer malfunction and fire, knock out power in South Philadelphia

Name: High winds cause transformer malfunction and fire, knock out power in South Philadelphia
Uploaded: 2026-05-14T06:41:00-0400
Duration: 1 min
Description: Crews responded just after 4:30 a.m. to 4th and Jackson streets in South Philadelphia where a transformer experienced a weather-related malfunction and caught fire, knocking out power to nearly 1,000 people.

Crews responded just after 4:30 a.m. to 4th and Jackson streets in South Philadelphia where a transformer experienced a weather-related malfunction and caught fire, knocking out power to nearly 1,000 people.