A major power outage occurred in Reutlingen, Germany
A large-scale power outage occurred in the city of Reutlingen in western Germany, leaving approximately 30,000 residents without electricity. According to preliminary reports, various theories regarding the incident are being considered, including unofficial speculation that it may have been an act of sabotage. Some reports mention possible actions by far-left groups, but there is currently no official confirmation of this information. Utility services are working to restore power and are investigating the causes of the outage.
Early Monday morning, several districts of the city of Reutlingen, near Stuttgart in western Germany, were left without power due to a fire at a power substation around 1:40 a.m. The fire was extinguished by 5 a.m.
Network operator Netz BW reported that there were three sources of ignition in total, and a fence was also damaged.
Power was quickly restored to some customers. By the start of the day, approximately 7,600 households—home to about 30,000 people—as well as a local Bosch factory were without power. Some hospitals had to run on generators until 6 a.m.
City officials reported that restoring power to homes that are still without electricity will take a long time, and precise estimates are impossible. In areas that remain without power, traffic lights are not working, and mobile communication issues have begun.
According to sources in security circles, the fire is suspected to be intentional, and it is believed that far-left extremist groups are involved—as in previous similar incidents. At the same time, there are currently no signs that this is an act of sabotage with foreign involvement.
The police have publicly announced that they are considering both the possibility of a technical malfunction and that of arson.
This was reported by Tagesschau.
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