Power outage in St Petersburg: loud noise was heard shortly before
Power was cut off in St Petersburg’s Shushary district and at Pulkovo airport on the evening of 24 September.
Source: Latvia-based Russian independent news outlet Meduza, citing Telegram channels
Details: Telegram channels reported that an hour before the outage, locals heard a loud noise and saw a bright flash. There is also no water supply in the area.
"According to locals, the power outage happened about half an hour ago, and before that, they saw a flash in the sky and heard a cotton [an explosion - ed]," said a channel named Ostoronozhno, Novosti (Caution, News).
[Russian propaganda, initially refusing to use the word ‘vzryv’ (explosion), used ‘khlopok’ (a bang) instead. However, ‘khlopok’ also means ‘cotton’, and this has since become a meme – ed.]
The authorities have yet to comment on the incident.
В петербургском районе Шушары и аэропорту Пулково пропало электричество после «хлопка»
— Activatica (@Activatica) September 24, 2023
Местные жители сообщают, что видели также вспышку в небе. В аэропорту Пулково было включено резервное питание.
Официальной информации от властей Петербурга пока нет.#петербург #шушары… pic.twitter.com/zBxnsGbpKF
Pulkovo airport said the power supply was disrupted in the departure hall for domestic flights. The power supply in the building was switched to backup power.
— snatch (@sna7c4) September 24, 2023
According to Pulkovo's online flight board, the power cut did not cause any flight delays.
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