Power outage news worldwide, before 2021 (Page 98)

Go to the main page Power outage news from around the world (before 2021) to see power blackouts around the world before 2021.

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Power Outage News in Australia and New Zealand
Power outage news from around the world

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A wire on an above-ground line broke free and short circuited in southeast Elko, caused power outage. They also found some bad underground cable that runs under the river.

Power outage affects thousands

ELKO — Thousands of residents in Spring Creek and part of Elko lost electrical service early Friday afternoon.
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Serpents crawled into a transformer at the substation and caused power outages. One of the snakes was electrocuted, while the other had to be contained by on-site workers.

Snakes cause power outage in Rock Hill

Maybe there’s something to those Friday the 13th superstitions.
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Authorities said the raccoon that Pierce saw was not the same raccoon responsible for the power outage un Seattle. Reports said the suspect raccoon did not survive as it was electrocuted by 26,000 volts when it came into contact with electrical equipment inside the substation.

Raccoon Breaks Into Substation, Causes Power Outage in Most of Washington Suburbs

Reports said the suspect raccoon did not survive as it was electrocuted by 26,000 volts when it came into contact with electrical equipment inside the substation.
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A tree caused power outage, nothing special, that's common...

Power restored to city intersections

All city intersections are back up and running as of 9:30 a.m. after there were power outages at a few major intersections.
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People and dog are scared of this power outage - VIDEO report.

Two Lincoln County schools dismissing early due to power outage

Lincoln County emergency dispatchers said on Thursday morning, a car traveling on Highway 73 hit a utility pole in front of East Lincoln High School.
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It's difficult to resist when lighting strike cause power outage.

Lightning strike blamed for damage at Carrollton DART station

Crews are working to restore power after a lightning strike hit near the Downtown Carrollton Station. Dart found two trains damaged. Dart is providing shuttle buses for people traveling on the green line...
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Do you remember this small guy that caused power outage to 40K people? The raccoon was believed to have somehow de-energized the system causing a string of feeder lines to fall and creating the outage.

Raccoon causes power outage for 40,000 Seattle residents

Nearly 40,000 Seattle residents were left without power for a brief time on Wednesday morning after a raccoon got into an electrical substation.
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The driver moved to far on the right side of the roadway, and the soft shoulder cause him to roll over into the ditch - this caused power cut.

Tanker rollover causes power outage in Belmont County

A tanker accident caused a power outage in Belmont County just after 5 a.m. Thursday.It happened at the intersection Ohio 7 and 148 in Powhatan Point.
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A woman driving a Honda minivan crashed into an electrical pole causing it to snap in half with downed power lines near the vehicle - power outage in Suffolk, VA.

Vehicle accident causes power outage in Suffolk

Suffolk, Va. – An accident in the 4600 block of Whaleyville Boulevard caused a power outage to over 200 customers in that area. The accident happened around 3:30am Thursday when a woman drivi…
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How much we rely on the power... Power cut in Tokyo, Japan because of a fire at the Kawasaki substation.

Power outage disrupts trains in Tokyo area, affecting 240,000 commuters | The Japan Times

A power outage Thursday morning at an electrical substation in Kawasaki disrupted train services in the Tokyo metropolitan area, affecting some 240,000 com