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Today (12th), electricity was cut off for more than an hour in 900 households in Hapjeong-dong, Seoul at dawn. It seems that a strong rainstorm blew the wire and hit something, causing a power outage.
I am a reporter of Yeonnam Jeon, the news of an incident / accident during the night.
<Reporter> The
whole town is dark, with no lights on, and only the buildings in the distance and the lights of passing cars flash.
About 0:20 am, a power outage occurred around Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, and no electricity was supplied to nearby 900 households.
[Residents affected by power outages: This sounded very loud. Then, at 12:20, it turned off altogether, and at that time, the sound of puck sounded again.] After
1 hour and 10 minutes, the recovery was over at 1:30 in the morning.
KEPCO is investigating the exact cause of a power outage as it is caused by a strong rain and wind.
---
At about 7:40 yesterday evening, a BMW car that was running in Yangchon-eup, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, had a fire.
The lights went out in 30 minutes, but the car was completely burned.
Driver A, a man in his 60s, stopped and evacuated the car when the fire started.
Fire officials estimate the engine is on fire and investigate the exact cause of the fire.
--- At 6:30
yesterday evening, a 5 ton truck crashed into the sea at Namhang Pier in Jung-gu, Incheon.
A 42-year-old driver B in the car was rescued and sent to the hospital unconsciously.
Haekyung is investigating the exact accident.
(Screen provided by Incheon Maritime Police Station)
"It's all gone after the sound of 'puck puck'" Blackout in Hapjeong-dong, Seoul
2020-05-11T23:24:05.985Z
The electricity was cut off for over an hour at 900 units in Hapjeong-dong, Seoul, early today. It seems that a strong rainstorm blew the wire and hit something, causing a power outage. I am a reporter of Yeonnam Jeon, the news of an incident / accident during the night.
Source: sbskr