Emergency substation shutdown - Roosevelt Park

[Sinbad]

So it caught fire - now a bunch of areas are shut down, included but not limited to:
Blackheath + exts
Northcliff + exts
Fairlands + exts
Berario
Montgomery Park
Northcliff + exts
Risidale
Rooseveldt
Emmarentia + exts
Victory Park + exts
Linden + exts

 

[Sinbad]

 

[Arthur]

My boet's wife snapped this earlier:

 

[The_Unbeliever]

loadshedding fun and games...

strongs!

 

[zululami]

no ****!! :wtf:

 

[ToxicBunny]

Thanks guys..

No loadshedding for the rest of us today.

 

[Creag]

Grim news. So many people affected. This is a direct result of load shedding. Regretfully it gets worse.

 

[bwana]

Grim news. So many people affected. This is a direct result of load shedding. Regretfully it gets worse.

That's why I have some serious reservations when it comes to all those calls for instituting permanent Stage 1 or 2 blackouts so Eskom can catch up on repairs etc. AFAIK these things weren't designed to be switched on and off all the time.

 

[IzZzy]

Drove past it this late this morning - traffic gonna be good tomorrow morning

 

[Sinbad]

I don't think this is a direct result of loadshedding. Lack of maintenance, perhaps.
Cause was given as oil overheating and catching fire.

 

[.QQ.]

Come on down to the rainbow nation!

 

[Pho3nix]

FFS so no electricity when I get home

 

[spiff]

kewl - no load shedding for us

 

[Beachless]

FFS so no electricity when I get home

Bank on a few days at least.

 

[Pho3nix]

Bank on a few days at least.

3rd or 4th fire in the 15 odd years we have been in the area. Usually fixed in a day or two.
Hopefully it's the same again.

 

[Beachless]

3rd or 4th fire in the 15 odd years we have been in the area. Usually fixed in a day or two.
Hopefully it's the same again.

Ours was 3-5 days every time but I hope for your sake you are more fortunate.

 

[Pho3nix]

Ours was 3-5 days every time but I hope for your sake you are more fortunate.

Me and you both.

Edit:

 

[maumau]

electricity has been off since 5:00am in Berario

 

[ellyally]

Me and you both.

Hopefully they'll bring in those big ass gens for the neighbourhoods affected. Then again, no Madibas living there so its doubtful

 

[Pho3nix]

electricity has been off since 5:00am in Berario

Eish.. Where you cut off yesterday during load-shedding. 6-10:30pm?