On Monday evening, darkness suddenly fell around Vienna’s Laxenburger Straße. Supermarkets were also affected by the power outage, which affected around 350 households. All affected residential units have been reconnected to the electricity grid.
Suddenly everything was dark: at exactly 18:34, the fault detectors on the Vienna network indicated a fault in the system around Favoritener Laxenburger Straße. While some media made a big fuss about the power failure, Christian Call from Wiener Netze can reassure the readers of “Krone”. There can be no question of a blackout, the problem has been solved since 20:49.
The traffic lights were also off
A total of 350 households have been affected, including a school that is closed during the holidays and a branch of the market office. It is inevitable that traffic lights, air conditioning systems and supermarket cash registers will stop working if there is a malfunction.
Technicians are currently working at full speed
After just 45 minutes, 200 of the 350 households were reconnected to the electricity grid. An excavator had probably damaged a cable and the increased power consumption at the end of the day caused the safety system to fail. The technicians immediately came outside with flashing lights and switched the power. The damaged cable will also be replaced tomorrow morning.
Source: Krone
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