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A Fire at a CFE Substation Leaves Several Areas of Cancún in the Dark

CANCÚN, QUINTANA ROO — A powerful explosion and subsequent fire at a Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) substation early Wednesday, June 17th, plunged several areas of Cancún into darkness. The incident occurred around 2:00 a.m. at the CFE installations located on Chac Mool Avenue, near the intersection with Andrés Quintana Roo Avenue in Region 96. Local residents reported hearing a loud detonation before seeing a massive column of smoke and f…

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More than 10,000 users affected by an electrical incident in Cancun Cancun, June 17 (InZoomMX).- A fire recorded in the early morning hours in a power transformer of the Canek substation caused the interruption of electricity supply in various areas of Cancun, affecting about 10,000 users in the municipality of Benito Juárez. According to information from the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), the contingency originated from the damage of a t…

Fire in electrical installation leaves light out in several areas of Cancun A fire recorded around 2:30 a.m. this June 17th caused a blackout in different areas of Cancun, Quintana Roo. The flames originated in an electrical substation located in region 96, generating an intense column of smoke and fire that was visible from various points of the city and that quickly went viral on social networks. Emergency elements came to the site to control …

Redacción/Grupo Cantón An explosion recorded in a substation of the CFE in the Supermanzana 96 caused a fire and left thousands of families in Cancun without electricity for several hours. Cancún.- An early morning of chaos and blackouts lived inhabitants of various areas of Cancun due to a heavy accident recorded in the facilities [...] The post Explosion and fire in the substation of the CFE provokes blackouts in several areas of Cancun appear…

A fire occurred this noon in the electricity substation of the Van Troi 2 division in Caibarién. The municipal mayor, Rogelio Ruiz Rodríguez, told the ACN that the accident occurred around 11:00 a.m. and was caused by overheating due to the combination of high temperatures and peak consumption after a period without service. The post Hot fire in electric substation of Caibarién first appeared on Cubadebate.

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