Power Outage Hits Doksan-dong Due to Overheated Utility Pole Wires; Restored After 1 Hour and 10 Minutes

A blackout hit areas of Doksan-dong in Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, causing inconvenience for around 90 households.

According to Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), a neutral wire installed on a utility pole overheated and snapped at around 11:10 PM yesterday (July 31), cutting off electricity to 91 nearby households.

KEPCO received five reports related to the blackout.

Power supply was fully restored at around 12:20 AM today (August 1), approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes after the outage began.
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