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Fire at a Paris substation reported to have cut power to homes and a train station

2018Published 14 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

SignificantElectricalProvisional
Estimated damageEstimated by the register's adjusterHow? Know the real figure?
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supply cut for about •• daysShown in the record →Full estimate
Where
electrical substation in Paris, France
What
fire broke out leaving thousands of homes and a train station without power
Cause
Not reported
Injuries
Not reported

What happened

A fire was reported at a substation in Paris in 2018. Published reports said the fire left thousands of homes and a train station without power. The cause, the damage and how long the outage lasted were not stated in the material available to the register.

Contributing factors

Not reported.

Lessons learned

  1. A substation fire can interrupt supply to homes and rail at the same time, so restoration plans should cover both.
  2. Where early reports give only a headline, treat the cause and the scale of damage as unknown until a fuller account is available.
  3. Operators should be ready to switch load away from a failed substation that also feeds a station.

More lessons on outages, backup supply and restoration, from every incident on the register.

Not yet known

  • Exact location of the substation
  • Date and time of the fire
  • Cause of the fire
  • Duration of the outage

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Source

timesofmalta.com

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Published 2026-09-14. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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