'Minus 6 Degrees' Power Outage in Hundreds of Households in Eungam and Hongeun-dong, Seoul... Restored After Over 5 Hours
In the early morning of the 7th, a power outage occurred in Hong Eun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, as well as in Eungam-dong and surrounding areas in Eunpyeong-gu. The power outage was restored after approximately 5 hours and 40 minutes.
According to Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), electricity supply was cut off to 767 units in Eungam-dong and Hong Eun-dong starting from 3:19 a.m., causing inconvenience to residents.
The electricity supply was sequentially restored from 5:50 a.m. to 8:58 a.m. on the same day. The term 'ho' is a unit used by KEPCO for power supply, and multiple households can be grouped under one 'ho', so the number of affected households is expected to exceed approximately 800.
As of 6 a.m. that day, the temperature in the affected area was -4.1 degrees Celsius, and it is expected that residents experienced significant inconvenience due to the inability to use heating devices during the power outage.
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A KEPCO official stated, "The cause of the power outage has not yet been identified."
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