News12 New York
N12 Originals
Numbers & Links
Local
Crime
Weather
NYC Politics
Rebuilding Brooklyn
Vote 2026: Brooklyn primary election

Puerto Rico hit with islandwide blackout after fire erupts

(AP) -- A big fire erupted at an electricity plant that powers most of Puerto Rico on Wednesday, causing a blackout that swept across the U.S. territory of 3.5 million people. The Electric Power Authority

News 12 Staff

Sep 22, 2016, 2:35 AM

Updated

Share:

Top Stories

App StoreGoogle Play Store

info

Newsletter

Send Photos/Videos

Contact

About Us

News Team

News 12 New York

follow us

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

more resources

Optimum Corporate

Optimum Service

Advertise on News 12

Careers

Content Removal Policy

© 2026 N12N, LLC

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

Ad Choices