A large fire has broken out at an electricity substation in Lyubertsy near Moscow, leaving two districts in the Russian capital without power.

Source: local residents on social media; Latvia-based Russian media outlet Meduza

Details: Numerous videos show smoke visible from a distance coming from the substation's territory.

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Power outages began in the Moscow districts of Lyubertsy and Kotelniki. Mikhail Sobolev, Head of the Kotelniki urban district, reported that an accident has occurred at a Rosseti Moscow Region substation, leaving some areas without electricity.