A far-left group took responsibility, saying it was targeting the energy industry. Officials predicted it would take until Thursday to re-establish power in all areas.

In its third full day, a widespread power failure in Berlin resulting from an arson attack started to tug on the nerves of tens of thousands of people making do without heat, electricity, cellphone service and warm food or drinks.

It also had them questioning their infrastructure and security. The power cuts started on Saturday when firefighters were called to a fire at a cable transom that crosses a canal to connect one of Berlin’s biggest power plants to residents.

“A country like Russia will be carefully watching this to see where the critical points are,” said Jürgen Eicher, a 56-year-old resident. “I’d prefer it wasn’t quite so obvious.”

A far-left pro-environmental organization that calls itself the Vulkan group posted a 4,163-word letter claiming responsibility that the authorities said they were taking seriously. The group said the action was aimed at the energy industry, according to a copy of the letter published by Berlin Zeitung, a daily newspaper.

Initially, the cuts affected 45,000 homes and 2,200 businesses. By Monday night, the city restored power to some neighborhoods, leaving 27,800 homes and 1,450 businesses in the southwestern part of Germany’s capital without power as temperatures stubbornly stayed below freezing and snow and ice blanketed the ground.


A far-left group took responsibility, saying it was targeting the energy industry. Officials predicted it would take until Thursday to re-establish power in all areas.


A commuter wearing a headlamp waits at a bus stop in Berlin on Sunday after power cables were damaged in a fire that left tens of thousands of households.

Christopher Schuetze visited emergency shelters in Berlin and spoke with people affected by the power failure.

In its third full day, a widespread power failure in Berlin resulting from an arson attack started to tug on the nerves of tens of thousands of people making do without heat, electricity, cellphone service and warm food or drinks.

It also had them questioning their infrastructure and security. The power cuts started on Saturday when firefighters were called to a fire at a cable transom that crosses a canal to connect one of Berlin’s biggest power plants to residents.

“A country like Russia will be carefully watching this to see where the critical points are,” said Jürgen Eicher, a 56-year-old resident. “I’d prefer it wasn’t quite so obvious.”

A far-left pro-environmental organization that calls itself the Vulkan group posted a 4,163-word letter claiming responsibility that the authorities said they were taking seriously. The group said the action was aimed at the energy industry, according to a copy of the letter published by Berlin Zeitung, a daily newspaper.

Initially, the cuts affected 45,000 homes and 2,200 businesses. By Monday night, the city restored power to some neighborhoods, leaving 27,800 homes and 1,450 businesses in the southwestern part of Germany’s capital without power as temperatures stubbornly stayed below freezing and snow and ice blanketed the ground.


A Red Cross volunteer takes a break at a makeshift shelter at a municipal building.

Schools and preschools extended their New Year’s vacations. The S-bahn, the city’s commuter train that serves as a lifeline to other districts, had been out of commission until Monday, limiting public transport to buses and the subway, which was operating because it runs off a different grid, officials said, adding that lighting, digital information displays and elevators in local stations could be affected.

The authorities opened emergency shelters and other spaces where residents can warm up and recharge their phones. Hotels offered spare beds at discount rates for residents. Because the power outage also affected mobile communications, the fire department set up eight emergency call centers where residents can call the police, ambulances or the fire department.

City authorities predicted it would take six days, until Thursday, to re-establish power in all areas, a timeline that has shaken public confidence in the authorities’ ability to respond to such attacks.



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