Due to a major power outage, 45,000 households in southwestern Berlin have been without power since Saturday morning. The disruption arose after a fire on a bridge with power cables and could last until Thursday. reports grid operator Stromnetz Berlin. Two thousand companies have also been affected.
The police are investigating whether the fire was started. The Berliner Morgenpost writes that the fire was claimed by the ‘Vulkangruppe’, a left-wing extremist action group consisting of environmental activists. In 2024, this group also claimed responsibility for the arson at a Tesla factory near Berlin.
It is currently very cold in the German capital, with temperatures below freezing. Some households are also without heating due to the disruption. Hundreds of firefighters and emergency workers took action on Saturday to help residents of the affected Steglitz-Zehlendorf district. For example, the residents of two nursing homes have been transferred to another location. Shelters have also been opened in the city.
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