A Burning 13,000-Volt Cable Touched Off Manhattan Blackout, Con Edison Says - The New York Times
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AdvertisementSupported byAn equipment failure at a substation on the West Side of Manhattan plunged neighborhoods into darkness, the utility said.By Patrick McGeehanThe power failure that plunged a broad swath of Manhattan into darkness for five hours on Saturday night was caused by the failure of some of Consolidated Edison’s equipment near West 65th Street, officials of the utility said on Monday.The trouble that cut the flow of electricity to more than 72,000 customers started with a 13,000-volt cable that burned up at West 64th Street and West End Avenue, Con Edison said.
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