This is the terrifying moment a power box exploded on a street in Coatbridge.
Video footage shows the electrical appliance on Culzean Avenue in the Lanarkshire town erupting.. A number of loud bangs and pops are heard on the Lanarkshire street at around 7.33pm yesterday.
Bright orange and red sparks were filmed flying at speed from the box as huge pockets of thick, dark smoke spread around nearby homes and into the sky. Stunned residents captured the incident, which could be seen from streets away.
Two fire engines were sent to the incident as crews scrambled to evacuate a number of locals from their homes. Residents reported having a power cut shortly after the explosion.
The stretch of road was closed for some time to allow emergency services to investigate.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 7.33pm on Thursday, September 22 to reports of a small explosion involving an electrical substation on Culzean Avenue, Coatbridge. Operations Control mobilised two appliances to extinguish the fire.
"A number of nearby residents were temporarily evacuated as crews worked to make the area safe. There were no reported casualties."
Police Scotland confirmed that officers were in attendance to assist fire crews.
A spokesperson said: "At 7.55pm on Thursday, September 22, police attended Culzean Avenue in Coatbridge, to assist Scottish Fire and Rescue (SFRS) at the scene of a fire.”
A spokesperson for Scottish Power said: "Yesterday evening, a fault at the Cuper Head substation caused a brief power cut for around 750 customers in the local area. Our engineers were immediately deployed and secured the site.
"We restored supply for 300 customers in less than one minute and the remaining people impacted were back on supply within two hours of the initial outage. Our engineers are currently investigating the cause of the incident and we regret any inconvenience caused."
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