<br /> <p>An explosion took place at the Grant County PUD substation in Ephrata, Washington, on the evening of Wednesday, February 15.</p><p>The blast knocked out power for thousands of people in the Grant County area. Officials said a fault in the power line caused an explosion of sparks and several fires, local media</a> reported.</p><br /><p>This video shows the explosion from a distance. “I was in the local Safeway and all the lights started flashing,” the uploader told Storyful over email. “By the time I went outside, I was able to video the substation blowing up.” Credit: Daniel Hoover via Storyful</p><br />
