A huge power outage occurred in Moscow today. The failure in the accumulative power supply system in Mosenergo which occurred at 11:15 a.m. local time on Wednesday, led to a power outage in all areas of the city. Power for lights failed in apartment buildings. Some lines of the Moscow underground stopped for four hours. Trams and trolley buses, electric trains of the Moscow railway also stopped. Hundreds of people were trapped in apartment building lifts. In addition to lighting problems, the homeowners have also lost their water supply, as pumping stations in Mosvodokanal also lost power because of the failure. Causes The head of Minpromenergo (Ministry of Industries and Energy) Victor Hristenko, addressing to the deputies of the State Duma , has declared that the cause of failure of the electrical system was in the Central region of Russia because of a fire and an explosion on the substation of Mosenergo named "Chagino", located in Kapotnya. As a result of a cascade power outage on Wednesday, 25th May, 53 Moscow substations have been disconnected. 46 from them have started working by 23.00, Wednesday, six more - by 6.00, Thursday.
A huge power outage occurred in today. The failure in the accumulative power supply system in which occurred at 11:15 a.m. local time on Wednesday, led to a power outage in all areas of the city. Power for lights failed in apartment buildings. Some lines of the Moscow underground stopped for four hours. Trams and trolley buses, electric trains of the Moscow railway also stopped. Hundreds of people were trapped in apartment building lifts. In addition to lighting problems, the homeowners have also lost their water supply, as pumping stations in also lost power because of the failure. Causes The head of (Ministry of Industries and Energy) Victor Hristenko, addressing to the deputies of the , has declared that the cause of failure of the electrical system was in the Central region of Russia because of a fire and an explosion on the substation of named "Chagino", located in Kapotnya. As a result of a cascade power outage on Wednesday, 25th May, 53 Moscow substations have been disconnected. 46 from them have started working by 23.00, Wednesday, six more - by 6.00, Thursday.
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