Power cut in Brussels: Blackout in several municipalities!
Updated on February 9, 2017 by Pierre
Power cut in Brussels: Blackout in several municipalities!
Around 23:00 PM, it was best not to be in an elevator. Several municipalities in Brussels, including Etterbeek, Schaerbeek, Evere, Saint-Josse, the center of Brussels, and certain neighborhoods like Schuman , experienced power outages.
It's a total blackout. No traffic lights, no streetlights or lights at home. Fortunately, we can see the lights of Saint-Luc Hospital in the distance, which seem to be still working.
Earlier in the afternoon, a power outage had already occurred near the rue des Tongres. It would seem that this first silk failure occurred following a problem with a high voltage cabin. Also, around 16 p.m. in Etterbeek, several very short cuts of less than a second each had already appeared.
In Zaventem, the power outage reportedly lasted 10 minutes, with electricity restored around 23:00 PM. According to reports on Twitter , other municipalities remain without power and are currently plunged into darkness.
The Sibelga site does not seem to respond and displays an error. It is therefore impossible to know more for the moment about this blackout which plunges Brussels into darkness.
If you too are plunged into darkness, it's time to go to sleep, but don't forget to take a look at your freezer, which could thaw and lose its water if the blackout lasts too long.
In the event of a power failure, Electrabel provides a telephone number for Brussels: 02 274 40 66
According to an official tweet from Sibelga, several electrical substations (5 out of 48) are no longer powered by the electricity transmission network operator, Elia. Elia tweeted: " #Elia confirms serious power outage in Brussels. Our substations are down. Cause still unknown. More info to follow. #electricityoutage ." The cause of the outage is therefore still unknown.
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