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Marten causes power outage in Vorarlberg, affecting 8,000 customers

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A marten caused a short circuit at a large transformer in the Frastanz substation in Vorarlberg, Austria.
  • About 8,000 households between Frastanz and Nenzing lost power.
  • The interruption lasted three minutes and 40 seconds, and normal service resumed.

A marten caused a power outage in Vorarlberg during the night, leaving about 8,000 households without electricity for three minutes and 40 seconds.

The short circuit occurred at around 11:50 p.m. in a large transformer at the Frastanz substation in the Feldkirch district, according to the utility company vorarlberg netz. The outage affected households between Frastanz and Nenzing in the Bludenz district.

Power service in parts of the Walgau was interrupted for only a few minutes, and normal operations have since resumed.

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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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