The power outage came after a fire erupted at one of the island's four main power plants. The exact cause of the interruption of service is under investigation.
A fire at one of the island’s four main power plants on Wednesday caused the disruption.Power is still out for around 850,000 customers in Puerto Rico on Friday, after a massive outage left 1.5 million customers without power, according to LUMA Energy, the company that took over transmission and distribution from the island’s power authority.
The power outage came after a fire erupted at one of the island's four main power plants. The exact cause of the interruption of service is under investigation, LUMA said.
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