Frankfurt: Power outage in seven districts, 100,000 people affected | Regional



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Frankfurt – Blackout in the banking metropolis: on Tuesday morning there was a power outage in seven districts of Frankfurt. Guilt: fire in a substation in the Höchst district. A technical malfunction occurred during a switching operation, causing the fire.

As a result, electricity failed in Höchst, Nied, Griesheim, Unterliederbach, Sossenheim, Zeilsheim and Sindlingen. Affected: more than 100,000 people. Even the Höchst Clinic was temporarily without electricity.

According to the fire department, nine people were slightly injured in the fire. Damage: around 150,000 euros. Firefighters had put out the fire around noon.

It is not yet clear how long the ruling lasts. The operator Süwag Energie AG examines the damage situation. The Frankfurt fire brigade determines which hospitals and nursing homes are in the area and prepares the measures.

Those affected should inform themselves about the Twitterkanal inform the Frankfurt fire brigade. The emergency number (112) should only be dialed if there is a serious danger to life or limbs.



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