Electrical fire

Ali cat could not eat and was nauseated, a vicious cycle, so my daughter and I decided it was time for her to go across the rainbow bridge. I took her to the clinic and cuddled her while the doctor gave her the medicine to help her into a forever sleep. She was very peaceful. This morning at 4am, I was awakened by the hum of a transformer and two loud pops. Not usual house noises. I was wide awake, listening, realized the power had gone out. When my husband reset the circuit breakers, the power surge caused a power strip to flame and burn, melting the plastic shelves it was sitting on. I ran downstairs to tell him to turn off the power while my daughter unplugged the power strip. Very scary. We called an electrician, but the problem was not with the house, but with the power company. The power company had to replace two cables from the pole to our house and to our next door neighbor's home. Before they could replace the cables, they had to trim or take down a tree. It was an all day job, finally finished at 6:30pm. I am so grateful for the line workers. I don't know what would have caused the problem with the two lines. We reset the circuit breakers and so far all appears well except for the oven and furnace which will not work and were damaged by the power surge.