A cable fire caused a huge power outage in Munich.
In addition to private households, it also affected supermarkets such as Aldi and Rewe.
Munich - On Friday night there was a cable fire in Berg am Laim (Munich) with far-reaching consequences.
The resulting power failure affected more than 20.00 private households in the east of Munich.
Now that the police have received an alleged letter of confession, an arson attack from the left-wing extremist scene is currently assumed.
Now even the state security is investigating.
It took almost two days for all households to be back online.
But many companies were also affected by the power outage.
The financial damage cannot be estimated at the moment.
Two supermarket branches in particular had to cope with the consequences of the power outage.
Images of an Aldi and Rewe branch that were affected by the power outage were circulating on social media.
Aldi Süd told
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: “It is correct that our branch in Berg am Laim Mitte was affected by the power failure on Friday morning.
The power supply was only restored the next day at around 1 p.m. "
Power failure: empty shelves and damaged cooling at Aldi
The cooling system was also damaged by the power failure: "Since the power failure caused a defect in the cooling technology, the branch had to continue operating on Saturday without cooling and freezing." This was particularly annoying for Aldi customers, since before The following holiday, Whit Monday, no refrigerator and no frozen products were for sale on the entire Saturday.
And that before the long weekend of Pentecost.
The consequences of the #power failure | s in the east of Munich: At #Aldi and #Rewe in Baumkirchen Mitte, food containers are thrown away.
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- Alexander Friedrich (@ friedrichAlex86) May 22, 2021
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But it gets even worse.
Because many of the products had to be disposed of.
This was also shared by a user via Twitter.
The user reported how Rewe and Aldi had to throw away food in containers.
This also confirmed Aldi: "The disposal of some of the chilled goods could not be avoided despite the measures taken." In the meantime, however, the branch operations are running again without restrictions, so Aldi.
In addition to the branch in Berg am Laim Mitte, the market in Ramersdorf was also affected.
Business there continued to run without restrictions.
(jsch)
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