Police have blocked Cady and Fuller streets to traffic.
LUDLOW – More than 1,200 residents are without power after several electrical transformers exploded and caught fire Sunday evening.
The problems started at about 6:30 p.m. when police received a report of an utility pole on fire near the intersection of Cady and Fuller streets. When an officer arrived there was an explosion and he found power lines on the ground. That was followed by a second explosion on a pole near Cady and Wilno Avenue, Police Sgt. Daniel Valadas said.
Police have blocked off portions of Cady and Fuller streets until the wires can be repaired. Western Massachusetts Electric Company is currently trying to fix the lines, he said.
The company’s website said 1,273 people are without electricity. There is no estimation of how long it will take to restore power but Valadas said people should expect to be without electricity for several hours.