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| Major power outage cripples Manhattan (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) | Major power outage cripples Manhattan (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) |
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| Parts of Manhattan have suffered a widespread blackout, which affected traffic lights, subway stations, businesses and tourist attractions all across Midtown and Upper West Side. | Parts of Manhattan have suffered a widespread blackout, which affected traffic lights, subway stations, businesses and tourist attractions all across Midtown and Upper West Side. |
| Over 42,000 households and businesses have been left without power in New York, according to utility company Con Edison which continues to respond to “extensive outages” from 5th Avenue to the Hudson River, and from the West 40s to 72nd Street. | |
| When the city suddenly went dark many people were trapped inside stuck elevators across the city’s high-rises, with firefighters struggling to rescue all of them more than an hour after the incident. | |
| The iconic giant monitors at the Times Square also went pitch black. | |
| The cause of the power cuts has yet to be determined but some reports suggested a transformer fire and explosion could have caused the blackout as several witnesses heard a loud bang before the area went dark. | The cause of the power cuts has yet to be determined but some reports suggested a transformer fire and explosion could have caused the blackout as several witnesses heard a loud bang before the area went dark. |
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