Explosion causes widespread power outages in South African capital city

[Newsfeed]

Explosion causes widespread power outages in South African capital city

Residents of Pretoria were beset by widespread blackouts on Tuesday as an explosion at Waltloo substation tripped an important feeder for at least 11 primary substations.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Solar storm related?

 

[RaptorSA]

"The incident took place in the city during heavy rain"

The good news is they have their excuse, it's apartheid and heavy rain.

Also...
Look at this f**ing place. Not a single f**k given, not a sliver of pride.
The division will always be much, much deeper than mere politics.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

so just another good ANC story to tell of them stealing maintenance money for Bentleys and overseas trips

 

[Rickster]

 

[robinsonia]

"An image of the Waltloo substation showed black smoke wafting from its windows and door, with fire damage visible on the structure."

So no pope yet?

 

[Sinbad]

"An image of the Waltloo substation showed black smoke wafting from its windows and door, with fire damage visible on the structure."

So no pope yet?

It's magic smoke, not holy smoke.

 

[Athos]

Lekker Switchgear fire.

 

[ShaunSA]

Did ePitoli have electricity prior to colonisation?

AFAF

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

 

[Agent_Smith]

Always trying to be like Cape Town...

 

[Sinbad]

Always check for live terminals by licking them before working on them

 

[dualmeister]

Could be worse.

 

[Bad Ballie]

the world's highest paid most overstaffed government hard at work as usual.

 

[robinsonia]

Must be fake. Notice how it's daytime when he's cranking the thing and night time when it explodes

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Must be fake. Notice how it's daytime when he's cranking the thing and night time when it explodes

It's not daytime. That is inside a building not much different from the one that's going puff the magic dragon in the artikel.
The reason it goes dark is either:
- The power gets cut due to whatever popped
- The camera exposure is affected by the brightness of the arc

 

[Gazg]

Must be fake. Notice how it's daytime when he's cranking the thing and night time when it explodes

what???

 

[Rickster]

It's not daytime. That is inside a building not much different from the one that's going puff the magic dragon in the artikel.
The reason it goes dark is either:
- The power gets cut due to whatever popped
- The camera exposure is affected by the brightness of the arc

what???

How many crayons have you two had for breakfast, it was obviously a joke.

 

[Sworaxe]

Must be fake. Notice how it's daytime when he's cranking the thing and night time when it explodes

 

[robinsonia]

It's not daytime. That is inside a building not much different from the one that's going puff the magic dragon in the artikel.
The reason it goes dark is either:
- The power gets cut due to whatever popped
- The camera exposure is affected by the brightness of the arc

Thanks!