The impressive explosion of a transformer in Caracas has again left no light on several neighborhoods of the capital

The sky of Caracas was lit at dawn on Monday, but not because of the return of energy service. On the contrary, explosion of an electrical transformer in the southeast of the Venezuelan capital again cut energy in neighborhoods that had regained supply, the fourth day of the historic power outage affecting the country.

The neighbors of the Concresa Mall woke up after midnight because of the noises and strange lights of the explosion and the fire that followed.

According to the witnesses cited by Reutersit is the Humboldt substation. Official television confirmed the incident, which did not hurt, and said that the causes were the subject of an investigation, but did not give details..

The power outage, which began on Thursday, has allowed momentary recovery in some areas, but the blast has again left the neighborhoods of Santa Ines, Concresa, Prados de Este, El Penon, Alto Prado, Manzanares, Baruta , Tahona and Barrio Santa Cruz.

The strong explosion and the brilliant splendor aroused the fear and astonishment of the inhabitants of the region, who recorded with their mobile phones the flashing lights.

At the moment, the state's official entities have not added additional information about the losses and magnitude of the blast.

The problems of the electricity generation system, which, according to specialists, have not been maintained or officially invested for years, persisted on Monday, despite the fact that the Chavez regime has declared that it is a problem. he had trouble recovering it.

The experts consulted believe that the national fault originates in the transmission lines that transport energy from hydropower plants to southern Venezuela, but the government also has precarious equipment and few staff to deal with the emergency.

The power outage has been the longest in Venezuela for decades. In 2013, there was a six-hour failure that affected Caracas and 17 of the country's 23 states. In 2018, there was another 10 hours in eight states, according to official reports of the time.

Given the prolonged power outage that started on Thursday afternoon, the regime again ordered the suspension of clbades and the work day. Activities had already been suspended on Friday.