An arc flash is a type of electrical explosion that results from a low connection to ground or another voltage phase in an electrical system.

He spun, just barely avoiding the electrical explosion that lit up the air where he'd been.

Judi shuddered at the muffled sound of a nearby electrical explosion.

Although he had been badly burned in an electrical explosion, he found the transport off the rig more frightening than his near electrocution.

But the event, which begins smoothly, turns into a technical fiasco when an electrical explosion threatens to burn down the house.

This eventually culminates in the complete dielectric failure of the cable and, typically, an electrical explosion.

Arc flash is an accidental electrical explosion usually caused by a short circuit.

They had held the water easily until the electrical explosion, and since then, the Master had battled to keep her afloat.

The lights flicker, and in a rapid series of electrical explosions the museum loses all power.

An explosive roar, apparently from an electrical explosion, followed the collision as the two Amtrak locomotives and several other cars jumped the tracks.