Tens of Thousands in Dark After Blackout Hits US Virgin Islands

The U.S. Virgin Islands’ power company on Friday reported a complete blackout in St. John and St. Thomas.
Tens of Thousands in Dark After Blackout Hits US Virgin Islands
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—The U.S. Virgin Islands’ power company on Friday reported a complete blackout in St. John and St. Thomas, which is the U.S. territory’s most populated island.

Officials said the outage occurred late Thursday when a key power plant lost all generation capacity for unknown reasons.