The Ping Zhongdian cable bridge in Long Ping, Yuen Long caught fire and collapsed last night (21st), causing major power outages in some buildings in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long and Tuen Mun.
160,000 households were affected by the incident, of which 140,000 households have been restored to power. However, there are still about 20,000 households without electricity in Tianqing Village, Tianyue Village, Tianze Village and Tianfuyuan, and many residents are complaining.
CLP estimates that it will take 2 working days for emergency repairs.
The reporter inspected the Longping Cable Bridge this morning (22nd). There is an entrance similar to the motor room on both sides of the cable bridge. Looking in from the motor room, it can be seen that many large cables are seriously damaged, and there are materials suspected of copper wires exposed; The inside of the cable bridge was burnt black, and there was a burnt smell from time to time, and several brackets were twisted and deformed, and other linear items were burnt black.
Observed from the outside, the cable bridge involved collapsed in a V-shape, the bridge body was blackened in many places, and the top iron sheet was damaged.
At the scene, a large number of workers are rushing to repair. There are many construction vehicles and dredgers parked on the nearby road, and a large number of cables and rubber hoses are placed on the pedestrian road.
Police vehicles were also on guard at the scene. Due to engineering issues, a traffic lane on Wang Lok Street was blocked.
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Power outage｜Tin Shui Wai middle school students: The school had arranged to suspend classes last night. Neighbors worried about the death of the fish due to hypoxia. Power outage｜20,000 households in Tin Shui Wai continued to suffer from power outages during the summer solstice and sleepless nights. Residents urged to waive electricity charges. ｜Power outage at Langtian Shuiwei in the named unit
What is the reason for the power outage in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, and the cable bridge catches fire?
Some engineers believe that the moment of the explosion coincided with the peak of electricity consumption in the evening, which was the summer solstice, and these reasons led to a major power outage: please click here for details and pictures
How to prevent the food in the refrigerator from going bad during a power outage?
There are a few tricks: First, keep the doors of the refrigerator and ice tray closed. The refrigerator can safely store food for 2 to 4 hours; a full ice tray can be stored for 48 hours.
For other tricks, please click here for details