As power continues to come back on across Manhattan, news outlets across the city are learning why the power outage appears to have happened. According to police; multiple news outlets, and the FDNY the outage appears to have happened due to a manhole fire at the 64th street and West End Avenue in Manhattan.
Some of the affected areas have already come online, others, have not quite got that far. This is the city’s first major (“major”) blackout since the blackout that struck in 1977.
The @EmpireStateBldg along with other structures in Manhattan are dark due to a massive power outage In Midtown, Times Square, and other sections of Manhattan on Saturday July 13, 2019 in New York City. Photo by John Angelillo @UPI #blackout pic.twitter.com/32lcqSwOcH
— UPI Photos (@UPIPhotos) July 14, 2019
This is the area of Manhattan affected by the power failure that left at least 42,000 customers without electricity. It's still not clear what caused the blackout or how long it will take to restore power. https://t.co/AODQE8LNhU pic.twitter.com/y5cQmEbVqF
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 14, 2019
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