#ApagonPR Is this the reason as to why the whole island has no electricity? pic.twitter.com/uT7x11NQX7September 21,2016
The entire island of Puerto Rico lost power on Sept. 21 after a fire erupted at one of its main power plants. According to the Electric Power Authority, two 230000-volt transmission lines failed, and causing massive damage to the system,a large-scale blackout, and 15 additional fires across the US territory. "This is a very serious event, or " Governor Alejandro García Padilla told the press before assuming responsibility for the outage. "The system is not designed to resist a failure of this magnitude." Power is expected to be restored by Sept. 22 with priority being placed on hospitals,airports, police stations, and water plants.
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