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LeMonde
26-05-2025
- LeMonde
French authorities blame sabotage for second power blackout on the Riviera
French authorities on Sunday, May 25, blamed sabotage and ordered heightened security after a fire at an electricity sub-station in Nice caused the second major power blackout in two days along the Riviera. The latest fire cut power to about 45,000 homes in western Nice for several hours, authorities said. Nice airport was briefly without electricity, the city's Deputy Mayor Gaël Nofri told Agence France-Presse (AFP). A similar arson attack on a power substation on Saturday partially disrupted the final day of the Cannes Film Festival, forcing organizers to use backup generators to keep the event going. Prosecutors said they had opened an investigation and were looking into a claim Sunday by two anarchist groups of "responsibility for the attack on electrical installations on the Côte d'Azur." The claim was posted on an alternative website. "I vigorously condemn these criminal acts hitting our country," Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi wrote on X, adding, "We are making images from our monitoring center available to investigators and will strengthen the city's network at strategic electrical sites in the coming days." "Until the perpetrators of these acts have been arrested, we will not ease up our attention anywhere," Estrosi told reporters. Nice's chief prosecutor Damien Martinelli said studies had been carried out "to clarify the damage and the methods used to carry out the act" and that police were investigating "arson by an organized group." Police said that tyre marks had been found near the Nice transformer and someone had broken into a room in the building. An arson attack at a power substation and a bid to cut the legs of an electricity pylon near Cannes cut power to 160,000 homes in the region for five hours on Saturday. The cut knocked out traffic lights and bank machines in Cannes, as well as threatening the finale to the film festival. The festival "switched to an alternative electricity power supply" to keep the closing ceremony and award events going. Firefighters battled for five hours to put out the flames at the sub-station, officials said. In the attack on the high-voltage pylon, three of its four legs had been damaged, said prosecutors.
Indian Express
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Power cut hits France's Nice in second suspected sabotage after Cannes film festival blackout
A second power outage on Sunday in France's Riviera region in two days after a fire at a substation in Nice is being suspected to be a sabotage, which authorities say could be a malicious attack. Reports suggest at least 45,000 homes were affected due to the fire at Nice substation which led to electricity cut in the region at around 2am (local time). This comes a day after nearby French city Cannes suffered a massive blackout that was also blamed on suspected sabotage. Local media reports, quoting police officials, stated that 'tyre tracks' were found and the Nice substation, which is located in the west of the city, door was 'broken'. After the outage in Nice on Sunday midnight, the city's airport, tramway network, and neighbouring towns of Saint-Laurent-du-Var and Cagnes-sur-Mer were affected till the electricity was restored later in the morning. Cette nuit, un transformateur électrique a été incendié à l'ouest de #nice06, privant d'électricité près de 45 000 personnes de Nice à Cagnes. Les polices nationale et municipale sont mobilisées. La situation a été rétablie dans de très brefs délais. Je dénonce avec force ces… — Christian Estrosi (@cestrosi) May 25, 2025 Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi criticised the suspected sabotage act of power outage and fire at the city's substation 'strongly denounced' the 'malicious acts' that affects the country. Cette nuit un incendie, probablement d'origine criminelle, a endommagé un transformateur @enedis. 45.000 foyers sur qnic3, Saint Laurent du Var et Cagnes-sur-Mer, l'aéroport et le réseau de transport ont été impactés désormais la situation est en cours de reprise. Merci aux… — Gaël Nofri (@GaelNofri) May 25, 2025 'The national and municipal police were mobilized. The situation was restored very quickly. I strongly denounce these malicious acts that affect our country. We are making images from our monitoring center available to investigators and will strengthen the city's network on strategic electrical sites in the coming days,' Mayor Estrosi said. While Nice's Deputy Mayor, Gaël Nofri said the fire was 'probably of criminal origin'. This comes a day after Cannes suffered a major blackout during the International Film Festival. Officials have said that it may have been caused due to an arson attack on a substation. A BBC report stated that about 160,000 homes in the city and neighbouring areas lost power amid the outage. Shops and restaurants struggled to operate as the power cut had hit Cannes. Cannes is in a total slowdown, meltdown, there's no coffee anywhere, and I think the town has run out of croissants, so this is like crisis territory,' Australian producer Darren Vukasinovic said, Reuters reported.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Second suspected sabotage in France as power cut hits Nice
A second power outage in two days his hit the French Riviera region after a fire at a substation in Nice overnight, which authorities said was caused by a malicious act. At least 45,000 homes were affected after the blaze broke out at around 02:00 local time (01:00 BST) on Sunday, a day after nearby Cannes suffered a massive blackout that was blamed on suspected sabotage. Police in Nice say "tire tracks" were found and the door to the substation, in the west of the city, was "broken", according to local media reports. Nice Airport, the tramway network, and neighbouring towns of Saint-Laurent-du-Var and Cagnes-sur-Mer, were impacted before power was restored later in the morning. Nice's mayor Christian Estrosi said on X that he "strongly denounced" the "malicious acts that affect our country". The city's deputy mayor, Gaël Nofri, said the substation fire was "probably of criminal origin". It came a day after Cannes suffered a major blackout during the international film festival. Officials said it may have been caused by an arson attack on a substation. Around 160,000 homes in the city and surrounding areas lost power. Several screenings were interrupted by the power cut in the morning, before festival organisers were able to switch to private generators. At the moment, no link has been established between the two incidents. Estrosi said authorities would reinforce the security network around the Nice's electric sites. An investigation into "organised arson" has been opened. Nice prosecutor Damien Martinelli was quoted by AFP news agency as saying investigations were underway, in particular "to clarify the damage and the manner in which the act was committed".
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Second suspected sabotage in France as power cut hits Nice
A second power outage in two days his hit the French Riviera region after a fire at a substation in Nice overnight, which authorities said was caused by a malicious act. At least 45,000 homes were affected after the blaze broke out at around 02:00 local time (01:00 BST) on Sunday, a day after nearby Cannes suffered a massive blackout that was blamed on suspected sabotage. Police in Nice say "tire tracks" were found and the door to the substation, in the west of the city, was "broken", according to local media reports. Nice Airport, the tramway network, and neighbouring towns of Saint-Laurent-du-Var and Cagnes-sur-Mer, were impacted before power was restored later in the morning. Nice's mayor Christian Estrosi said on X that he "strongly denounced" the "malicious acts that affect our country". The city's deputy mayor, Gaël Nofri, said the substation fire was "probably of criminal origin". It came a day after Cannes suffered a major blackout during the international film festival. Officials said it may have been caused by an arson attack on a substation. Around 160,000 homes in the city and surrounding areas lost power. Several screenings were interrupted by the power cut in the morning, before festival organisers were able to switch to private generators. At the moment, no link has been established between the two incidents. Estrosi said authorities would reinforce the security network around the Nice's electric sites. An investigation into "organised arson" has been opened. Nice prosecutor Damien Martinelli was quoted by AFP news agency as saying investigations were underway, in particular "to clarify the damage and the manner in which the act was committed".
BBC News
25-05-2025
- BBC News
Second suspected sabotage in France as power cut hits Nice
A second power outage in two days his hit the French Riviera region after a fire at a substation in Nice overnight, which authorities said was caused by a malicious least 45,000 homes were affected after the blaze broke out at around 02:00 local time (01:00 BST) on Sunday, a day after nearby Cannes suffered a massive blackout that was blamed on suspected in Nice say "tire tracks" were found and the door to the substation, in the west of the city, was "broken", according to local media Airport, the tramway network, and neighbouring towns of Saint-Laurent-du-Var and Cagnes-sur-Mer, were impacted before power was restored later in the morning. Nice's mayor Christian Estrosi said on X that he "strongly denounced" the "malicious acts that affect our country". The city's deputy mayor, Gaël Nofri, said the substation fire was "probably of criminal origin". It came a day after Cannes suffered a major blackout during the international film festival. Officials said it may have been caused by an arson attack on a substation. Around 160,000 homes in the city and surrounding areas lost screenings were interrupted by the power cut in the morning, before festival organisers were able to switch to private the moment, no link has been established between the two incidents. Estrosi said authorities would reinforce the security network around the Nice's electric sites. An investigation into "organised arson" has been prosecutor Damien Martinelli was quoted by AFP news agency as saying investigations were underway, in particular "to clarify the damage and the manner in which the act was committed".
