A sudden power failure on Jan. Pawel II Avenue this Thursday rattled Warsaw’s tram network, leaving tens of streets without electricity and disrupting the city for almost an hour.
Incident Details
On Thursday morning, a power outage on Jan. Pawel II Avenue in the Ronda Radosława district crippled the tram system and caused power disruptions in the city center.
Impact on Residents
The outage, which began at around 9:30 a.m., affected both Wola and Śródmieście, cutting power on dozens of streets and potentially impacting about 20,000 residents.
Tram Service Disruption
Because the electrical grid was faulted, tram traffic on Jan. Pawel II Avenue and surrounding streets ceased entirely. City emergency crews and utilities personnel were on the scene.
Resolution
The fault was repaired within an hour, power was restored, and trams resumed their routes.
Source: MiejskiReporter,
