Burst water main triggers mass power outage in Melbourne

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Source: 9News
Published: 2026-05-25 17:47 UTC+10:00
Section: National
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Transport, Australia
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A mass power shutdown across Melbourne's CBD triggered by a burst water main has caused peak-hour chaos in the heart of the city.Around 10,000 customers in the city's south-east were impacted and dozens of traffic lights in the area went dark after the water flooded a carpark on Little Collins Street, a Citipower spokesperson has confirmed.The water entered a substation in the basement, resulting in the power being cut in the CBD for safety reasons.NATIONAL: 'Surprise attack': Bondi probe hears
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