A wide swath of New York’s Manhattan borough was plunged into darkness on Saturday after a transformer explosion knocked out power to subways, stores and Broadway theaters, but the city’s main utility said it had restored most power within hours. No deaths or injuries were reported due to the blackout, which officials said began at 6:47pm EDT (2247 GMT), and …
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July 15, 2019