Over 10,000 households in Vlaardingen affected by power outage; problem resolved
The power outage that affected more than ten thousand households in Vlaardingen at around 6:50 a.m. has been completely resolved. All customers have had electricity again since 10:28 a.m., network operator Stedin reports. The cause of the outage was a defective component in the high-voltage substation.
A major power outage in Vlaardingen has affected 10,980 customers, Stedin reports. Smoke came out of a high-voltage substation in the village on Sunday morning, so the fire department had to deal with it before mechanics could determine the exact damage. This is currently being done.
A spokesperson for the safety region reported that there was no fire, only smoke. According to Vlaardingen24, the cause of the major power outage is a short circuit and a fire in an electricity station in the Fazantlaan in Vlaardingen.
The safety region has already made a quick inventory of how many "vulnerable properties" there are in the area in Vlaardingen, this includes for example nursing homes. "It doesn't seem that bad," the spokesperson said.
In addition, people have been freed from elevators, and traffic lights in the area are not working. So far, no major problems are known in the safety region. Zip codes 3135 DA (Ambacht) to 3138 HD (Broekpolder) are affected.
Reporting by ANP and NL Times
