{"id":30884,"date":"2018-02-12T10:14:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T15:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=30884"},"modified":"2018-02-12T10:15:15","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T15:15:15","slug":"another-massive-blackout-struck-puerto-rico-last-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=30884","title":{"rendered":"Another Massive Blackout Struck Puerto Rico Last Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.com\/blackout-puerto-rico\/\">Another Massive Blackout Struck Puerto Rico Last Night<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Last night, an explosion at a San Juan power plant regressed Puerto Rico\u2019s efforts to restore power to the island five months after Hurricane Maria struck a massive blow. Much of Northern Puerto Rico has suffered another blackout, including the capital city.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The island\u2019s Electric Power Authority said several municipalities were without power, including parts of the capital, San Juan, but they were optimistic it could be restored within a day as they worked to repair a substation that controls voltage\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026It was not immediately known what caused Sunday\u2019s fire, which was quickly extinguished. Officials said the explosion knocked two other substations offline and caused a total loss of 400 megawatts worth of generation. (<a href=\"http:\/\/abc7ny.com\/blackout-hits-northern-puerto-rico-following-fire-explosion\/3068683\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Before this explosion, more than a million people were still without power from the Category 4 hurricane that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.com\/shtf-puerto-rico-last-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">struck the island on Sept. 20, 2017<\/a>. They\u2019ve been thrown back in time by a hundred years, with no power, no running water, and damaged homes.<\/p>\n<p>This is a prime example of how disasters aren\u2019t just one-time occurrences. They\u2019re very often followed by subsequent disasters.<\/p>\n<p>Think about it. Fires are often followed by floods which are followed by mudslides and sinkholes. (See California for reference.)\u00a0 The tsunami in Japan was followed by a nuclear plant disaster. Hurricane Harvey in Texas had storm surges and floods that caused a chemical plant to explode a few days later. Now, this already-stressed infrastructure has crumbled again under it\u2019s increasing demand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Power has been restored to a few critical locations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is one situation in which living in a more populated area can benefit you. After last night\u2019s explosion, workers were quick to restore power to specific locations.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>By late Sunday, electricity workers had been\u00a0able to restore power to key locations, including the Luis Mu\u00f1oz Mar\u00edn International Airport in Carolina, as well as the Medical Center. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/puerto-rico-hit-blackout-after-explosion-power-plant-802847\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Massive Blackout Struck Puerto Rico Last Night Last night, an explosion at a San Juan power plant regressed Puerto Rico\u2019s efforts to restore power to the island five months after Hurricane Maria struck a massive blow. Much of Northern Puerto Rico has suffered another blackout, including the capital city. 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