Flashes From Recife Transformer Explosion Light Up Night Sky

Social media users in Recife, Brazil, shared photos and videos of bright lights in the sky from an electrical fire on the evening of Tuesday, August 30. The fire started in a transformer at a substation belonging to Brazilian power company Energy Company of Pernambuco (Companhia Energetica de Pernambuco). At least three fire engines worked to put out the fire in the Peixinhos district of Olinda, which is located four miles north of Recife.

The fire department said the fire was caused by a leak of mineral oil from one of the transformers, according to Diario de Pernambuco</a>. No injuries were reported. Credit: Facebook/Adriano Oliveira