Suspected sabotage sparks second power outage in Nice
A substation fire in Nice leaves 45,000 homes without power, a day after a similar blackout hit Cannes during the international film festival.
Substation fires in Tshwane spark sabotage fears
With three substations set ablaze, pressure grows for answers on potential sabotage and the absence of critical fire prevention systems.
Repeat substation fire causes chaos in London
A second substation fire in under two weeks cuts power to homes and disrupts London Tube lines, raising concerns over repeated infrastructure incidents.
Fire erupts at substation in Northern California
Massive blaze at a substation in Tehama County knocks out power and lights up the night sky; cause under investigation.
Heathrow back to normal after power disruption
Heathrow resumes normal operations after a power cut caused by a substation fire causing over 1,000 flight cancellations. An investigation into the outage is underway.
Chaos at Heathrow due to substation fire
Heathrow airport will remain closed on 21 March after a substation fire triggered a power outage.
Blackout in Sofia after substation fire
Early on Monday morning, a large area of Sofia experienced a power outage, affecting traffic lights and disrupting electricity supply to approximately 10 neighbourhoods
Utah substation fire knocks out power for thousands
Around 8000 were left without power after a fire broke out at a substation in Centerville, Utah.
Malta substation fire causes power outage
The fire led to a power outage affecting thousands of customers, raising concerns about the stability of the network.
Substation fire led to power outages in Dare County
On Sunday evening, 2 August, there was an equipment failure which caused a fire at an electrical substation in Nags Head
Suspected arson attack at substation
Australia, New South Wales, Kurri Kurri: A substation destroyed by fire in the Hunter Economic Zone is being classed as suspicious, firefighters say.
Electricity substation fire causes power outage in Burnley
Power has been restored to around 8,000 homes in Burnley, which were temporarily cut off following an explosion at a substation in the early hours of March 17.
Secunda substation fire leaves town without electricity
Secunda in Mpumalanga was plunged into powerlessness on Tuesday evening when a primary substation burst into flames. Electrical teams couldn’t enter the precinct
Fire engulfs three transformers at a Kolkata substation
India, Kolkata: A massive fire broke out at the Dum Dum substation of Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) in Kolkata city, West Bengal on Friday.
Substation fire causes blackout in city and 200 villages
India, Bareilly: Dohna substation overloaded and caught fire affecting 11 substations connecting to the parent line and triggering a complete shutdown in the city.
Power transformer damage causes major fire at the substation in Imphal
India, Imphal: A major fire broke out at the 33/11 Lamphel Power Substation due to transformer damage.