The fire knocked out power to 900 customers for several hours, right in the middle of the busy Essence Festival weekend.

NOPD said the transformer exploded, resulting in a fire on the roadway around 10:36 p.m.

Power has been restored to portions of the French Quarter where a transformer explosion sparked a fire and left parts of the ...

Power has been restored to the approximately 900 customers who were impacted after a transformer exploded Saturday night.

Parts of Bourbon and Conti streets were evacuated Saturday night after an underground electrical transformer exploded, ...

New Orleans’ famed Bourbon Street was evacuated out of precaution on the Fourth of July. WDSU reports the New Orleans Police ...

Bourbon Street evacuated after underground electrical transformer explodes near Conti Street.

Some French Quarter streets were closed Monday as Entergy crews repaired an underground electrical vault that exploded and ...

Entergy crews threatened while restoring power in French Quarter ...

The municipality plans to visit the area to remove illegal connections to ensure that the new transformer doesn’t explode.