Puerto Rico Blackout After Explosion, Fire at Power Station

Puerto Rico Blackout After Explosion, Fire at Power Station
People are seen outside a restaurant on a dark usually busy street in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on June 10, 2021. Ricardo Arguengo/AFP via Getty Images
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Puerto Rico was left in the dark Thursday after a large fire caused power outages throughout the island, leaving hundreds of thousands of residents without electricity.

An explosion and subsequent fire at power firm LUMA Energy’s Monacillos power distribution substation in the Puerto Rican capital, San Juan, caused the widespread outages, the Canadian company said.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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