Image: Reuters Berita 24 English - 20,000 homes were without electricity for two days due to a fire in the international financial centre of...
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Berita 24 English - 20,000 homes were without electricity for two days due to a fire in the international financial centre of Hong Kong in the midst of a humid and hot climate. The collision happened on Tuesday, and the city government is asking for an investigation.
In Hong Kong, significant power outages are uncommon.
Around 160,000 customers lost power on Tuesday at 7 p.m., according to electricity provider CLP Power, after one of its cable bridges in the northern district Yuen Long caught fire. It stated that there had been no injuries.
The business stated in a statement that while power to critical infrastructure, including as hospitals and railways, had been restored, it would take another two days to reach the remaining 20,000 consumers.
The administration expressed its regret, saying: "We understand that the power outage incident in this extremely hot weather has profoundly harmed the population." On Wednesday and Thursday, a high humidity maximum temperature of 31 degrees was predicted for Hong Kong.
In its statement, the government also said that it has ordered CLP Power to ascertain the accident's cause and submit a report.
Numerous local schools had power outages, according to the education bureau, necessitating a Wednesday school closure.
