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NYC Blackout Sunday Night Affects 50k as Hopes Rise for the Heat Wave to Subside

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July 21, 2019

A week and a day after the metropolis endured a blackout affecting hundreds of thousands due to a transformer fire, another power outage has affected up to fifty thousand throughout Brooklyn, Queens and The Bronx

Those affected lost power at around 6pm, with the heat level still at over one hundred degrees, and the cause was said to be “strain” and equipment failure.

All of this, after a weekend of record high temperatures across the eastern US and Midwest. The blistering barrage was felt as far west as Texas and north to Canada and even Alaska. The Great Lakes region and as far as Colorado and Kansas have been affected

Crews are responding to approximately 33,000 outages in the southeast #Brooklyn neighborhoods of Canarsie, Flatlands, Mill Basin, Old Mill Basin, Bergen Beach, and Georgetown due to continued heat and high usage. https://t.co/jq25kLSqKa pic.twitter.com/fn5GdVRJOv
— Con Edison (@ConEdison) July 22, 2019

I just spoke to Con Ed's president about tonight's outages. Their system in parts of Brooklyn is under severe strain and some equipment has failed.
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) July 22, 2019

Fortunately, with rain in the forecast by tomorrow the record highs are expected to subside, for now.

Here’s a look at Old Mill Basin, Bklyn in the PITCH BLACK (despite some car headlights) due to a massive heat-related outage now affecting up to 33,000 @ConEdison customers. Team coverage tonight on @fox5ny @EmilyPellegrini @RaeganMedgie @ChrisSobel @AudreyPuente @danbowensfox5 pic.twitter.com/LlG1ZMa8kH
— Briella Tomassetti (@BriellaTReports) July 22, 2019

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