ElecComm Power Services Blog

Boston firefighters have been battling a smoky, electrical transformer fire in a utility building in Boston's Back Bay, that led to a huge power outage in the downtown area.

Emergency officials said Tuesday night there were no reports of injuries, but one person was taken to a hospital for minor respiratory problems. Fire officials said the smoke wasn't toxic, but people were advised to avoid it.

A local utility spokesman Mike Duran said a problem in one electrical substation spread to a second one. He said the power outage was affecting the Back Bay, Chinatown, the theater district, Kenmore Square and parts of the South End. He said once the damage is assessed the company will begin working to restore power with large generators.

Two hotels and nearby businesses were evacuated. Streets were closed in the area, and subway trains weren't stopping at stations there.

A local utility placed a call to ElecComm Power Services for emergency support.   ElecComm is currently loading in over 30 megawatts of emergency generated power into downtown Boston through miles of cable and many transformers. This is the largest emergency generator powered job in the city’s history . This event is so large a normally busy street that’s clogged with bumper-to-bumper morning traffic “Commonwealth  Avenue” is being used as an EPS equipment staging area. Stay tuned for updates.

Emergency or scheduled power outages can seriously interrupt business commerce. For backup power, emergency power loss or scheduled power outages, renting commercial generators can ensure that business commerce continues.
 
Whether the job is large or small, ElecComm Power Servcies is dedicated to assisting our customers with their daily operations or emergency needs. We are your source for generator rentals and emergency power services in cities including Hartford CT, Portland ME, Providence RI, Concord NH, and Boston MA, as well as the entire New England and NY area.

Any business operation can take advantage of renting a generator. EPS furnished 10 MW’s of power and personnel throughout New England during an Ice Storm. A few of our customers included a refinery, water treatment plants, police stations, hospitals, newspapers, and many small businesses. EPS received recognition from governor of Maine for power support during storm.

Contact ElecComm  Power for more information on commercial generator rentals.