The government announced this morning Classes were suspended today, Thursday Department of Education And jobs of public servants Due to a power outage last night in Puerto Rico’s electricity service.
In a statement, La Fortaleza said, “The interim governor, due to a power outage last night, Domingo Emmanuel HernandezAnd Secretary of State Nolia Garcia Bertales Immediately implemented emergency plans of various agencies Government of Puerto Rico.
He added, “While the repair work on the electrical service is underway, Classes in the public setting will stop today..
“As far as government employees are concerned, only those with essential and urgent functions They have to go to work, ”he added.
🚨 Important Notice
Classes in the public system have been suspended today, Thursday, April 7, due to a malfunction in the electrical system. Only employees with essential functions should go to work today on campuses and regional and central levels. pic.twitter.com/m8fuNbkOwn
– Department of Education (EDUCACIONPR) April 7, 2022
The Puerto Rico Police Bureau implemented a plan to provide traffic. However, we seek the co-operation of drivers traveling on the roads to deal with the situation.
For his part, the Secretary of Health, Carlos Melloto Lopez, is constantly monitoring hospital companies and providing any support to ensure that services are not compromised.
The crash was reported at 8:30 pm at the switch yard of the Costa Sur power plant in Guanila. (David Wilfen Ramos)
The error caused power outages throughout Puerto Rico, confirmed by UTIER’s chairman Angel Fikurova Jarmilo and the LUMA Energy Group. (David Wilfen Ramos)
Jaramillo also released a video of a fire in the Costa Sur area. (David Wilfen Ramos)
PREPA clarified on its Twitter account that it could take about 12 hours to restore service in all municipalities of Puerto Rico. (David Wilfen Ramos)
At the moment, both PREPA and LUMA Energy are exploring what caused the incident that caused the general blackout. (David Wilfen Ramos)
Photographs show areas of San Juan and Sanders in the dark due to general darkness. (David Wilfen Ramos)
Louis Munoz Marin International Airport was also left without electricity, where hundreds of passengers are waiting to board a plane or return home after a journey. (Ramon “Donito” Jayas)
Fortunately, there are security systems at the airport, so operations should not be compromised. (Ramon “Donito” Jayas)
Piedmont, like other parts of Puerto Rico, is in darkness due to darkness. (Xavier Garcia)
Despite the breakdown, the public continues to travel the shooting tracks. (Xavier Garcia)
At this time, it is unknown how long it will take to restore the PREPA and LUMA service. (Xavier Garcia)
View of a field of biomon without electricity. (Xavier Garcia)
Many businesses in Biamon have opened their doors by working with power plants. (Xavier Garcia)
Ray Patillo Plaza, director of the Municipal Office for Emergency Management (OMME), arrived with his staff at the Costa Sur plant to assist the fire department bureau in extinguishing the fire. (George A. Ramirez Portella)
At 10:00 p.m., a fire was reported in an area of the plant that was able to be extinguished, the fire department said. (George A. Ramirez Portella)
At 11:00 pm, Luma Energy announced that it had begun restoring power to various departments in Puerto Rico. (George A. Ramirez Portella)
At this time, officials did not specify whether the injuries were the result of a fire at the Costa Sur plant. (George A. Ramirez Portella)
Picture of a fire truck at the main entrance to the Costa Sir Plant. (George A. Ramirez Portella)
The photo shows the area where the fire broke out at the Costa Sir plant. (George A. Ramirez Portella)
View of conditions after dark in the pizza pirata business in Old San Juan. (Ramon “Donito” Jayas)
View of Platica de Saunders during a power outage. (Ramon “Donito” Jayas)
On the night of April 6, 2022, a business in Platica de Saunders during a major blackout. Photo: [email protected] Ramon “Donito” Jayas / GFR Media (Ramon “Donito” Jayas)
View of a dark street in Carolina. (Ramon “Donito” Jayas)
View of conditions after dark in the pizza pirata business in Old San Juan. (Ramon “Donito” Jayas)
View of traffic on Baldorotti di Castro Avenue during a power outage. Photo: [email protected] Ramon “Donito” Jayas / GFR Media (Ramon “Donito” Jayas)
View of De Diego Avenue in Sanders.
(Ramon “Donito” Jayas)
In turn, the head of the Water and Sewerage Authority (PRASA), Dorial Bacon Crespo, said about 100,000 customers were out of service and that agency staff were constantly making operational changes, checking emergency generators and continuing to restore service quickly. .