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Contaminated gas triggers blackout affecting 2M+ in Argentina

A power outage at the Malaver substation in San Martín, Argentina, left nearly 600,000 users (over 2 million people) without electricity. The failure was caused by contaminated gas in equipment that failed to respond after maintenance. The incident highlights infrastructure vulnerabilities in Argentina's power grid.

La Nación (Argentina)about 18 hours agoARCredibility 31%View source

Score Breakdown

Mosaic Score5.5
Confidence0.5
Significance0.5
Source credibility0.3

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#power outage#substation#infrastructure#Argentina#grid failure

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Malaver substationSan Martín

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