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Jamaica plunged into darkness Friday night as a lightning strike crippled the national grid, leaving 2.8 million people without power. The Jamaica Public Service Company confirmed the outage began after 9 PM, with initial investigations pointing to damaged substations. Energy Minister Daryl Vaz called the blackout “unacceptable,” while crews worked to restore power—bringing light back to 500,000 of 700,000 customers by Saturday morning. Full restoration was expected within hours. Such a widespread outage is rare, though the island has faced major disruptions before, including the October 2025 hurricane. Officials are racing to fix the damage and prevent future blackouts.
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