a similar thing happend here in coatbridge last year,
the main electrical hub caught alight and with the danger of asbestos in the hub house the firemen had no choice but to let it burn till firefighters with better gear arrived ended up half the town was outta power and parts of the other town airdrie for 18 hours ,
i was worried about was my tropical fish tanks all i could do was cover them with blankets and hope there wasnt any cold casualties,
im glad no one was hurt with any power surges with electrical equipment at home in your area hey look on the bright side at least you didnt have to walk up 8 floors with double flights of stairs that day .... man my legs hurt that night