On July 4, residents in central and north Taylor were without electricity, some from shortly after sunset into the early morning hours of July 5. The outages, which turned off lights in homes and streets, coincided shortly after the start of the annual fireworks display at Murphy Park to celebrate the Fourth of July.
“The Taylor Police Department reports that at 9:16 p.m. on Monday evening, when the city fireworks display began, the egrets began flying quickly away from the city park and struck four power transformers,” said Taylor’s municipal government in a statement, “which caused a power outage from Fourth Street to Circleville.”
Following the explosion on Independence Day, outraged citizens suggested moving the fireworks display out of Murphy Park to a new location.
Some suggested moving the fireworks to a different location such as Memorial Field or the Williamson County Expo Center.
The American Legion Graham D. Luhn Post 39 hosts the display, and officials there said the egrets take flight every year.
“The Legion has no intention of moving the fireworks anywhere,” said Scott Dean, Post 39 commander. “We’ve been doing them there since we took over. They have been going on there. I don’t know of
