Skip to Content

Puerto Rico plunged into darkness after power station fire

KVIA

By DÁNICA COTO
Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A major power outage has hit Puerto Rico, plunging hundreds of thousands of customers into darkness after a fire erupted at one of the largest power plants in the U.S. territory. Wednesday night’s outage is one of the biggest reported in recent months for the island’s crumbling electrical grid, which has seen its periodic blackouts grow worse the last few years. The private company that took over transmission and distribution of the Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority last year says power may not be restored until Thursday because of “the size and scope” of the outage.

Article Topic Follows: AP National Business

Jump to comments ↓

Associated Press

BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION

KVIA ABC 7 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation.

Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here

If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here.

Skip to content