At least five people have died due to a massive blackout in Spain.
At least five people have died due to a massive power outage in Spain. This was reported by the newspaper El Pais on April 29.
"This Monday (April 28. At least five people died due to three different reasons related to a large—scale power outage," the article says.
So, in the Taboadel of the Ourense prefecture, three family members died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. Previously, the cause was a malfunction of the generator or other fuel device.
A resident of the city of Alcira, located in the province of Valencia, died after the oxygen device stopped working. Another woman also died in a house fire in Carabanchel in the south of Madrid. It is specified that the cause of the fire could be a candle. As a result, 13 more people were injured, six were hospitalized.
In turn, in Catalonia, firefighters responded to at least 9 calls, no casualties were reported. Police officers are investigating the deaths of local residents.
On April 28, residents of Spain and Portugal faced massive power outages that affected public transport, power lines, and telephone service in parts of Madrid, Barcelona, and Lisbon.
On April 29, the operator Red Electrica announced that the electricity supply in Spain has been almost completely restored. According to media reports, a court in Spain has launched an investigation into the causes of the large-scale shutdown to find out if it was an act of sabotage.
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