Energy
Berlin Power Outage Hits 50,000 After Suspected Arson Attack
A sign at the entrance to a supermarket reading, "Closed Power Outage", in Berlin, on Sept. 9.
Photographer: Julius-Christian Schreiner/dpa/AP PhotoTens of thousands Berlin residents were left without power after fires damaged two electricity pylons, with investigators examining the possibility of a politically-motivated attack.
The outage began in the early morning hours on Tuesday, affecting large parts of southeast Berlin and leaving around 50,000 households and businesses without electricity, according to the local grid operator.