Power Outages Plague New York City and Surrounding Areas

A fault in a Con Edison transmission line caused a brief power outage in parts of New York City, resulting in flickering lights and trapping people in elevators. The fault occurred at the Farragut Substation in Brooklyn, causing an explosion and rising smoke. Fire alarms were set off, and 178 elevators and escalators in the MTA system were affected. Subway service between Grand Central Terminal and Wall Street was halted temporarily. No major safety issues were reported, and the lights are being kept on by redundant transformers.