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Huge power outage plunges Manhattan into darkness
NEW YORK, July 14, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Subway stations plunged into darkness
and the billboards of Times Square suddenly flicked off as New York’s
Manhattan was hit by a power outage on Saturday.
About 42,000 customers lost electricity in the early evening, according to
the Con Edison utility, which did not give a reason for the cut.
On social media, dozens of users posted photos of subway stations bathed in
darkness.
“While Con Edison works to restore power in Manhattan, we encourage
everyone to avoid below-ground subway stations,” New York’s Metropolitan
Transportation Authority said on Twitter.
Firefighters said they were responding to numerous requests for help,
particularly from people trapped in elevators.
The cut affected the western chunk of Manhattan, particularly the Hell’s
Kitchen neighborhood and the theaters of Broadway.
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