Power Outage Hits Apartments and Commercial Buildings in Jakjeon-dong, Incheon; Bird Contact with Transformer Cited

A power outage occurred at apartment complexes and commercial buildings in Incheon, causing inconvenience to residents.
According to the Incheon Fire Department on Friday (June 19), a bird came into contact with a transformer on the rooftop of a six-story commercial building in Jakjeon-dong, Gyeyang-gu, at 12:50 p.m. yesterday (June 18).
The incident caused a temporary power disruption for the commercial building and a nearby apartment complex consisting of approximately 1,600 households.
Five apartment residents were trapped in an elevator and were subsequently rescued by fire authorities.
An official from the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) stated, "There was an issue with the customer's equipment, but the circuit breaker for KEPCO's facilities operated immediately, resulting in only a momentary power outage," adding, "The apartment complex carried out its own restoration work."
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