On November 3rd, the U.S. midterm elections officially entered the voting day.
On the eve of voting day, at 2 pm local time on August 1st, many residents in the central district of Washington D.C., the capital city of the United States, faced power outages.
According to Pepco, a utility company in Washington D.C., a total of 1,176 households have been affected, with the power outages mainly occurring in the Fog Valley area.
According to US media, the United States Department of State is also located in this area.
The company stated in a statement that the cause of the power outage was a malfunction at one of its substations. The exact cause is still under investigation, but “there are currently no signs of malicious behavior.”
In its latest statement, Pepco said that power supply has been restored to customers in several affected areas.
