Some 14,000 Utrecht homes' power restored after hours long outage

Around midnight the power went out for between 14 thousand and 15 thousand homes in Utrecht. Large parts of the city were pitch dark, as the streetlights were also affected. Power was restored around 5:30 this morning, NOS reports.

The massive power outage was caused by a fire in an electricity station on Nijverheidsweg, grid manager Stedin said. The fire was extinguished within an hour and technicians could get to work on getting the station up and running again, according tor RTL Nieuws. 

As the power outage lasted for more than four hours, affected Utrecht residents are entitled to compensation from the power companies. 

Stroomstoring Utrecht: sinds 05:31u hebben alle klanten weer stroom. Oorzaak was een defect in een elektriciteitsstation.

— Stedin (@Stedin) February 28, 2017

#stroomstoring #Utrecht geldt niet voor de parkeermeters pic.twitter.com/GKDvUUZs7f

— Ruben van Gogh (@rubenvangogh) February 27, 2017

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Wereld ziet er wel mooi uit in het donker #stroomstoring #utrecht pic.twitter.com/GdtDzfgIT7

— Eveline Meijer (@_eefj) February 27, 2017