Power failure hits the whole of Tenerife
Authorities are investigating a power cut which left the whole of the island of Tenerife without electricity for nine hours yesterday.
Bars and restaurants were forced to close, tram services ground to a halt, traffic lights stopped, air-conditioning units packed up and dozens of people had to be rescued from elevators when power failed at the Granadilla substation.
Emergency generators kicked in at hospitals and airports and in some hotels until the power came back on.
The incident happened at just after 1pm on Sunday and affected 1 million people including holidaymakers.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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