Power Outage in Over 30 Apartment Units in Changwon Due to 'Kkachi'
The cause of the power outage at an apartment complex in Masanhwoin-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam, which occurred on the 30th, was identified as a 'magpie.'
At around 8:30 a.m. that day, a loud "bang" sound was heard, and about 30 households on one line (corridor) experienced a power outage.
The interrupted power was restored and supplied again around 9:38 a.m. through the restoration work by Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO).
According to KEPCO on the 31st, the power outage was caused by a magpie touching a transformer on a utility pole.
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A KEPCO official stated, "Power outages caused by transformer failures or short circuits due to birds such as magpies or crows occur frequently," adding, "We worked hard to restore power quickly to minimize inconvenience to residents during the summer heatwave."
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