Lubbock Explosion Alarms Residents: Large Flashes of Light, Loud Noises

• When: April 24th, 2017 evening
• Where: Lubbock
• What: Flashes of light and loud  noises heard, identified cause: explosion of a "power substation"
  

Lubbock residents saw a "large flash of light" and "heard a loud noise" when a power line exploded in the Northwest section of the city. A video of the event was even uploaded to YouTube by witnesses who were alarmed by the mystery flashes of light:

If you saw large flashes of light on April 24th, and live in the Lubbock area, there's a good chance you were witness to this newsworthy event.