Veld fires lead to major Johannesburg power outage
Dozens of suburbs in the north eastern
parts of Johannesburg have been in the dark on Sunday morning due to veld fires
that tripped the power lines.
This led to a power outage at the Kelvin Power Station.
The areas include Bramley, Savoy, Sunningdale, Waverly, Athol, Kew, Highlands North, Fairmont, Orange Grove, Linksfield, Norwood, Sandringham, Bellevue, Yeoville, Bruma, Houghton West, Observatory, Sydenham, Doornfontein, Bez Valley, Dewetshof, Bruma, Alexandra and surrounding areas.
City Power spokesperson Sol Masolo says technicians arrived on the scene at about 8 am and it was not clear yet how long restoration would take.