A man was critically burned when police say he cut a high-voltage line while he was trying to steal copper wire from a PECO ...

A man is in critical condition after he was shocked while trying to steal copper wire from a PECO transformer box.

The outage began along Market Street when underground cables overheated around 4:30 a.m., according to a PECO spokesperson.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man was burned during an attempted theft in Philadelphia's Frankford section, according to police. It happened around 3 a.m. on Tuesday around Frankford and Torresdale avenues ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- An underground fire caused a blackout in Philadelphia's University City section Tuesday morning. Around 4:15 a.m., PECO said it was experiencing an issue with underground cables ...

Severe storms ripped across half a dozen states on Tuesday, bringing high winds and even tornados. That same storm system is headed our way and there's a good chance some people could lose power ...

The Feb. 16 cold front that sent winds gusting to 50 mph knocked out power to nearly 200,000 PECO customers in the Delaware Valley. Four days later, some are still without power in Bucks County ...

PECO officials said an issue with underground cables knocked out power for a few hundred customers in Center City on Tuesday morning.

A man has suffered burns all over his body after police said he was electrocuted by a transformer box while trying to steal copper wire in Philadelphia's Bustleton neighborhood, police said.