Police are responding to an explosion near a community pantry in Gallup.The explosion happened on the east side of the Gallup Community Pantry, according to the Gallup Police Department. The area is active as police respond.The explosion happened after a transformer exploded. It happened around 4:03 Tuesday, Aug. 5. Work is underway to restore power outages due to the explosion.The McKinley County Office of Emergency Management said it is aware of power outages impacting parts of Gallup. Police described the explosion as ‘significant.’Traffic signals in the area are also impacted by the incident.This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.Stay updated on the latest news with the KOAT app. You can download it here.
GALLUP, N.M. —
Police are responding to an explosion near a community pantry in Gallup.
The explosion happened on the east side of the Gallup Community Pantry, according to the Gallup Police Department. The area is active as police respond.
The explosion happened after a transformer exploded. It happened around 4:03 Tuesday, Aug. 5. Work is underway to restore power outages due to the explosion.
The McKinley County Office of Emergency Management said it is aware of power outages impacting parts of Gallup. Police described the explosion as ‘significant.’
Traffic signals in the area are also impacted by the incident.
This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.
Stay updated on the latest news with the KOAT app. You can download it here.