Transformer explodes, sets multiple cars ablaze in Hackensack, New JerseyAnthony Johnson has the latest on the transformer fire in Hackensack, New Jersey. Anthony Johnson has the latest on the transformer fire in Hackensack, New Jersey. Anthony Johnson has the latest on the transformer fire in Hackensack, New Jersey. HACKENSACK, New Jersey (WABC) -- A blown transformer sparked multiple car fires and left more than 1,000 customers without power in Hackensack, New Jersey early Wednesday morning. Officials said the transformer explosion snapped a utility pole, bringing live power lines down onto the roadway.