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A second power outage in two days hit its region the French Riviera region after a fire on a substation in Nice at night, the authorities said it was caused by an evil act.
At least 45,000 houses were hit after the fire broke out around 02:00 local time (01:00 BST) on Sunday, a day after the nearby Cannes suffered a huge blackout suffering that was blamed for suspected sabotage.
The police in Nice Say “Tyre Tracks” were found and the door to the substation, in the west of the city, was “broken”, according to local media reports.
Nice Airport, the Tramway Network and neighboring cities of Saint-Laurent-Du-Var and Cagnes-sur-Mer, were hit before the current was recovered later in the morning.
Mayor Christian Estrosi of Nice said on X that he strongly denies the “malignant deeds that influence our country”.
The deputy mayor of the city, Gaël Nofri, said that the substation fire was “probably of criminal origin”.
It came a day after Cannes suffered a big blackout during the International Film Festival. Civil servants said it was possible by a arson on a substation.
About 160,000 houses in the city and surrounding areas lost power.
Various impressions were interrupted by the rapids in the morning, before festival organizers were able to switch to private generators.
At the moment no link has been established between the two incidents.
Estrosi said the authorities would strengthen the security network around Nice electrical locations. An investigation into “organized arson” is open.
Nice officer of Justice Damien Martinelli was quoted by the AFP press agency that said that investigations were underway, in particular “to clarify the damage and the way in which the law was committed”.
