togol:

Thank you for the clarification. So if I read it correctly the fireball was coming from the damaged cabinet....

I would have probably changed careers after such an event, since I've seen and heard many incidents which make me very cautious around any electrical gear. To still have such vivid memories after four years...

Truly a miracle no one was hurt, indeed. But I imagine that like you, they still have effects from that day. [Linked Image]

A bit OT here:
BTW, in the thread "what do you look like?" was that switch in the pic at the same facility? I'll bet the "bark" from the "B" phase was a pucker-inducer as well.

Here's the link:
https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002850-7.html

My very first exposure to that kind of horrible sound was when as a kid, I was bicycling past a pole with a transformer when it got hit by lightning. The concussion knocked me clean off my bike and the arc's noise gave me nightmares for months. But it did later reinforce my interest in all things electrical. [Linked Image]

Edited to add link for your viewing pleasure... [Linked Image]

[This message has been edited by mxslick (edited 10-08-2005).]

Stupid should be painful.