SANTIAGO, Chile—A massive power outage across Chile plunged the country’s capital Santiago into darkness on Feb. 25 and knocked out electricity to major copper mines in the country’s north, buffeting global metal markets.
Hours after the outage began and as darkness fell, Chile’s government announced a state of emergency and established a curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. local time from the northern region of Arica to the southern region of Los Lagos.
