Power cut hits 19,000 homes in eastern Innsbruck for 11 minutes
A brief power outage affected about 19,000 households in eastern Innsbruck on Tuesday, caused by an automatic safety shutdown, the utility said.
A power outage hit around 19,000 households in eastern Innsbruck at 13:33 local time on Tuesday, lasting eleven minutes, utility company IKB said, according to Tiroler Tageszeitung and Salzburger Nachrichten.
The outage was triggered by an automatic safety shutdown after irregularities were detected in high-voltage equipment, an IKB spokeswoman said. "At the smallest deviations in operating parameters, there is an immediate shutdown for safety reasons," she said. The cause of the irregularities was still under investigation, she said.
Traffic lights failed during the outage, causing some disruption to road traffic, witnesses said. Internet service was also disrupted for around 70 customers at network nodes including Stadlweg, Valiergasse, Etrichgasse and Steinbockallee, Tiroler Tageszeitung and Kronen Zeitung reported.
Power was restored to all affected customers by 13:44, eleven minutes after the outage began, IKB said. Technicians remained at some sites afterwards to fix the related internet disruption, Salzburger Nachrichten reported.
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What we know
- 2+ outlets · Tiroler Tageszeitung, Salzburger Nachrichten +1 A power outage affected about 19,000 households in eastern Innsbruck for eleven minutes on Tuesday afternoon, utility IKB said.
- 1 outlet · Tiroler Tageszeitung The cause was an automatic safety shutdown triggered by irregularities in high-voltage equipment; the reason for the irregularities is under investigation.
- 1 outlet · Tiroler Tageszeitung Traffic lights failed and around 70 internet customers lost service during the outage; power was restored by 13:44.
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Why it matters for Europe
Automatic safety systems that cut power at the smallest sign of a fault show how sensitive high-voltage networks are, even when the disruption to tens of thousands of households is resolved within minutes.
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Reported by 3 reports from 3 independent outlets in 1 countries.
- Tiroler Tageszeitung: Großer Stromausfall im Osten von Innsbruck: 19.000 Haushalte betroffen
- Salzburger Nachrichten: Elfminütiger Stromausfall in Teil Innsbrucks
- Kronen Zeitung: Plötzlich alles aus - Großflächiger Stromausfall im Osten von Innsbruck
- Tiroler Tageszeitung: Kurzer Stromausfall im Osten von Innsbruck: 19.000 Haushalte betroffen
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Questions and answers
- How many households were affected?
- About 19,000 households in eastern Innsbruck lost power, utility company IKB said.
- What caused the outage?
- An automatic safety shutdown triggered by irregularities in high-voltage equipment; the exact cause is still under investigation.
- How long did it last?
- Eleven minutes, from 13:33 to 13:44 local time on Tuesday, IKB said.
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