On Saturday, 10/15/22, there were abnormal electrical surges throughout the City of Waltham that caused transformer fires, light signals to fail, and smoke in buildings.

an update from Eversource MA :
Crews are currently working in Waltham at ~30 locations where meters and wiring were damaged after an abnormal voltage issue was caused by a substation event yesterday.  We have hired external electricians who are assisting us and the affected customers to exchange the meters and make repairs where we can. While we continue to investigate the root cause of this issue, we encourage any of these affected customers who are having trouble with their meters to call us at 800-592-2000.

Did you have property damaged due to the surge? You can submit a property damage claim with Eversource online here or by calling their Claims Department at 844-685-4475.