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    Puerto Rico is plunged into darkness after a fire at one of its largest power plants

    by The Associated Press Apr 07, 2022 2 minutes

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A major power outage hit Puerto Rico late Wednesday, plunging hundreds of thousands of customers into darkness after a fire erupted at one of the largest power plants in the U.S. territory.

    The outage was one of the biggest in recent months for the island's crumbling electrical grid, which has seen its periodic blackouts grow worse

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