I don't believe this article is highlighting accurately the extent of the emergency that occurred on Saturday. All of Warren Towers was evacuated, which doesn't typically happen - which goes to show how dire the situation must have been. The type of blast that affected the transformer, for those who aren't aware, is especially dangerous and could easily have caused injury, or worse, if individuals had been nearby. Smoke and heat can lead to a fire so this sounds like a legitimate concern. It must've took a long time for re-entry because safety and emergency personnel had to assess the situation and BE CERTAIN that the building was in fact COMPLETELY SAFE for residents to come back. We weren't evacuated just because someone felt like it - it was necessary!