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Lightning the cause for massive blackout in Boksburg

Just in case you are still wondering why thousands of homes and businesses in Boksburg South and the CBD were left without electricity on the night of February 18, it was due to a lightning strike.

According to the Ekurhuleni Metro spokesperson Themba Gadebe, lighting struck at the Les Smith substation and the neighbouring Eskom substation.

“The Eskom substation suffered some damages. We tested our network and found the substation to be operational and it was put back into service,” said Gadebe. -@FanieFLK

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