Crews restore power to nearly all customers after island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN Puerto Rico AP Power was restored to of customers early Friday after an island-wide blackout hit Puerto earlier this week leadership disclosed More than million customers had electricity less than hours after the outage hit according to Luma Potential which oversees the transmission and distribution of power on the island Although restoration is nearing completion particular customers may continue to experience temporary outages due to limited generation Luma noted The blackout that hit Wednesday afternoon occurred after a transmission line failed and then caused generators across the island to protectively shut down bureaucrats have explained It also left more than customers without water at the time It wasn t without delay clear what caused the failure although administration are examining whether a series of breakers failed or if overgrown vegetation is to blame Gov Jenniffer Gonz lez declared she expected to receive a preliminary summary in upcoming days It s the second massive blackout to hit Puerto Rico in less than four months The previous one happened on New Year s Eve