ORLANDO, FL.On Thursday morning, three employees of the Orlando Utilities Commission were hurt in downtown Orlando.
According to a news release from OUC, an arc flash happened at a substation in the 100 block of West Robinson Street at around nine in the morning while routine maintenance was being done.
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The light and heat generated as part of an arc fault (also known as an electrical flashover), a form of electrical discharge that arises from a connection through air to ground or another voltage phase in an electrical system, is what the utilities provider defined as an arc flash.
Their families have been informed, and all three employees were sent to the hospital for treatment. As a trauma alert, one of the three patients was taken to the hospital.
According to a statement from OUC, one of the three patients has already been released, one is anticipated to stay overnight, and the third will stay for further care.
We have stayed dedicated to helping these individuals and their families throughout this trying time, and our sympathies are with them.
According to OUC, crews stayed on the scene to look into what caused the event and make the required repairs. Officials verified that the substation is still operating normally and that there were no customer disruptions connected to the event.
SunRail warned that all trains will be halted between AdventHealth and Orlando Regional Medical Center stations due to law enforcement’s response to the event, and that travelers might anticipate delays of up to an hour.
The story is still evolving. For updates, return later.
Note: This map does not necessarily show the precise position of the crash; rather, it shows the local region.
