There was a power outage in Vienna on Tuesday. Around 850 households were in the dark – and that during the Croatian European Championship game.
Around 850 Viennese households sat briefly in the dark on Tuesday evening in Vienna. And that, of all things, when Austro-Croats were cheering for the EURO game against Scotland. The end of the match is likely to have been missed by a number of viewers in front of the television sets.
Exactly at the same moment as midfielder Ivan Perišić scored the winning goal against Scotland in the 77th minute, the lights went out for several Viennese in Währing. But not only the 18th district of Vienna was affected, football fans in Hernals and Döbling also watched a black screen.
Technician resolved fault in record time
Although the technicians from Wiener Netze were on site immediately and the fault was fixed in no time at all, it was too late for football fans. The reason for the malfunction was a technical defect, a defective supply to a cable cabinet paralyzed the supply. The fault service was on duty until a quarter to twelve, so the fault was actually fixed in almost record time. On average, Wiener Netze has set itself the goal of supplying all customers affected by failures with electricity again within 90 minutes.
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