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Explosion and fire at power plant in Puerto Rico. Massive blackouts reported. (Original Post)
FelineOverlord
Jun 2021
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Explosion and fire at power plant in Puerto Rico. Massive blackouts reported.
FelineOverlord
Jun 2021
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FelineOverlord
(3,580 posts)1. Explosion and fire at power plant in Puerto Rico. Massive blackouts reported.
Turbineguy
(37,343 posts)2. Repubs love privatizing shit
It gives job opportunities to their incompetent asshole friends and makes lots of profits.
Until the lights go out.
Deuxcents
(16,248 posts)3. Can these people ever get a break?
So many hurricanes n infrastructure problems. There needs to be serious issues fixed from the bottom up. They are our citizens n Im wondering if these bills going on in Congress represents them, too.
Eugene
(61,900 posts)4. They were also hit by a cyberattack just before the explosion.
Puerto Rico blackout after fire at power station (BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57437347
The fire broke out shortly after the firm reported a cyber-attack, which has not yet been linked to fire.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57437347
electric_blue68
(14,909 posts)5. Geeebz, that's nasty! There'll be a lot of worried people in...
NYC for their families and friends.
65% increase? Disgusting!