27 39 57 147 | Transformer explosion lights up New York City blue, December 27, 2018

On December 27, we get a big NEW YORK story.

New York = 39
York = 39
Empire = 39
NYC = 39
NY = 39
New York, NY = 39

December 27, or 12/27, is 12+27 = 39.

As for blaming it on a 'transformer', that fits the date too.

12/27/18 = 12+27+18 = 57 (City = 57)

And notice CNN's emphasized phrase, 'transformers tripped offline'.

 

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/27/us/ny-fires-con-ed-power-plant/index.html

And get that, on the 27th, it was in Queens.