In North Carolina, Exploding Bulbs and Fridges on the Fritz Reveal a Town’s Fraying Electric System

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By By Lisa SorgJun 24, 2025, 5:00 am107 pts
Though town officials call the power surge in Red Springs an “Act of God,” tens of thousands of dollars in lost home appliances and municipal financial documents suggest otherwise. By Lisa Sorg RED SPRINGS, N.C.—Early one evening this April, Kim Overstreet had just turned off the stove when she heard a…

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