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Explosion in power substation: Power cuts in Athens & Peloponnese (videos-photos) (Upd.)

New videos from the fire

Newsroom February 7 11:50

UPDATE:

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Many areas of Athens were left without electricity on Sunday night.

Power cuts occurred in Poros and the Peloponnese in Laconia and Messinia.

Ασπρόπυργος #διακοπη_ρευματος pic.twitter.com/gp2npJIn2i

— Spidget Finner (@megadelta17) February 7, 2021

According to information, the blackout was caused by a fire that broke out in current transformers in Aspropyrgos.

Ασπρόπυργος #διακοπη_ρευματος pic.twitter.com/gp2npJIn2i

— Spidget Finner (@megadelta17) February 7, 2021

The power was cut in Pagrati, Piraeus, Keratsini, Nikaia, Chaidari, Peristeri, Egaleo, Nea Smyrni, Alimos, Brahami, Salamina, Megara, Exarchia.

Μεγάλη έκρηξη σε υποσταθμό της ΔΕΗ στα νεόκτιστα Ασπροπύργου πίσω από τα ΕΛΠΕ λέει το Τουίτερ. Βίντεο από Κυψέλη #blackout pic.twitter.com/VY3nkHtHSX

— loukask (@loukask) February 7, 2021

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