The moment the crew re energizes the line, the system immediately faults and an intense arc flash erupts near the pole top equipment. It’s the kind of failure that happens instantly, before anyone has time to react, because the grid dumps massive energy into whatever is shorted. Seconds later, the pole mounted transformer begins violently venting, blasting out a yellow mist of hot transformer oil. That spray happens when the internal fault rapidly heats the oil and creates extreme pressure, forc