Fire hits Torrens power station as South Australia warned of further blackouts
by Australian Associated Press from Environment | The Guardian on (#2EK7E)
No power loss after blaze cuts three units from network but planned maintenance work may cause blackouts on weekend
A fire at a power station in Adelaide knocked out part of South Australia's electricity generation capacity on Friday as the state faced the prospect of weekend blackouts because of planned maintenance work.
Three units at the Torrens Island power station were cut from the network at 3.35pm on Friday because of the blaze. The nearby Pelican Point power station also tripped at the same time but the incident did not result in blackouts.
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