Fire least 20K without light in Florida

Lightning caused a fire in an electrical substation that left more than 20,000 people without power in the state of Florida in the southeastern United States on Tuesday night, police and electricity authorities said. Police in Fort Lauderdale, north of Miami, confirmed that at around 8:00 pm local time, lightning struck a substation and caused a major blackout in the city. Some 22,500 people were left without power, but by midnight and more than half had recovered energy and left 8,500 without electricity. Our teams are in place working to restore electricity as safely and quickly as possible. "Florida Power & Light, Florida electric power distributor. Police warned that "the officers are out and vigilant, and will intercept anyone who plans to take advantage of our neighbors at this time."

• 2019-03-27T16:47:41+00:00
• Duration: 00:51

• Florida
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