An underground cable fault in Kaohsiung’s Hsing-hsing District caused a power outage for 420 households, but power has been restored after emergency repairs | Local

An underground cable fault in Kaohsiung’s Hsing-hsing District caused a power outage for 420 households, but power has been restored after emergency repairs | Local | Central News Agency CNA

2024/4/24 10:08(Updated 4/24 10:16)

Kaohsiung City’s Xingxing District experienced an unexpected power outage around 3 a.m. on the 24th. There was an explosion due to an underground cable fault, and smoke was emitted from the manhole cover. The accident caused a power outage to 420 households in areas such as Bohai Street, Kaifeng Road, Zhongzheng 3rd Road, and Minzu 2nd Road. , emergency repair personnel isolated the accident point at 4:04 and restored normal power supply. (Provided by Taipower) Fax of Central News Agency reporter Lin Qiaolian, April 24, 113

(Central News Agency reporter Lin Qiaolian, Kaohsiung, 24th) Kaohsiung City’s Xinxing District experienced a power outage without warning at around 3 a.m. today. There were explosions due to underground cable faults and smoke from manhole covers. The accident caused a power outage to a total of 420 households in Bohai Street, Kaifeng Road, Zhongzheng 3rd Road, Minzu 2nd Road and other areas. After emergency repairs, all power was restored at 4:04.

In Xinxing District early this morning, an underground cable failure caused an explosion and power outage. Smoke came from the manhole cover at the accident site. Many people were awakened from their sleep and went to the street to check. A citizen said that the power went out after hearing a loud noise. When he ran to the street to look, he realized that it was coming from a manhole cover.

Subscribe to the “Good Morning World” e-newsletter and master 10 world affairs in 3 minutes a day

The Kaohsiung District Sales Office of Taiwan Electric Power Company issued a message stating that it received a report of power outage in Bohai Street, Kaifeng Road, Zhongzheng 3rd Road, Minzu 2nd Road and other areas in Xinxing District, Kaohsiung City at 3:12 a.m. today, and immediately sent personnel to deal with it. After investigation, it was It was caused by an underground cable failure. Emergency repair personnel isolated the accident point at 4:04 and restored normal power supply.

The Kaohsiung District Office stated that it was deeply sorry for the inconvenience caused to the public by this accident. In order to speed up the restoration of power, all available manpower was used, and a total of three teams of emergency repair personnel went to the accident site for emergency repairs. Because of the emergency repairs at night, the emergency repair personnel must overcome the unclear vision during the work process, isolate the fault point as quickly as possible, transfer the power supply and complete the power restoration. (Editor: Li Xizhang) 1130424

Central News Agency “First-hand News” app