Arc Flash Injures Two Electric Workers, Thousands Lose Power

0:00Two El Paso electric workers got her bad while fixing power lines at the Montwood substation in Far East El Paso. It went down Wednesday morning, April 15th, when an arc flash hit a distribution line that's basically a sudden burst of electricity jumping. Where it shouldn't, one guy's insurious shape and got airlifted to a burn center and love it for top care, while the other headed to a local hospital. The spark knocked out power for thousands right away. Horizon City took the biggest hit with 3,075 customers offline and spots near Ciello Vista Mall and the Fountains at Ferro lost. Juice for 1,787 folks. Crews jumped on it fast and had everything back up before 1pm that day. El Paso electric put out a statement owning up to the incident, saying their hearts go out to the workers and families. They're all in on supporting them now and they'll drop more info when they can. Our department confirmed one ride via their star helicopter ambulance and the other by ground crew.

1:00No names or updates on conditions yet. This arc flash stuff is no joke in the power game. It's why safety protocols stay tight on those high voltage jobs. Investigators are probably digging into what sparked it exactly. Power is humming steady again out there, but fingers crossed those employees pulled through strong stay safe on the lines, y'all. I'm Corey with The Story and you've been listening to El Paso News today, AI-powered local news.