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A fire on a cable bridge over the Teltow Canal near the Lichterfelde power plant in southwest Berlin on Saturday morning initially left approximately 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses without electricity, heating and internet services across four districts.

A fire on a cable bridge over the Teltow Canal near the Lichterfelde power plant in southwest Berlin on Saturday morning initially left approximately 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses without electricity, heating and internet services across four districts.

Berlin authorities are investigating the incident as a possible act of arson after receiving a letter from a group calling itself the Vulkangruppe claiming responsibility for the attack, which police described as credible while continuing their investigation.

Berlin authorities are investigating the incident as a possible act of arson after receiving a letter from a group calling itself the Vulkangruppe claiming responsibility for the attack, which police described as credible while continuing their investigation.

By Sunday, power was restored to approximately 10,000 to 14,000 households and several hundred businesses, while around 35,000 households remained without electricity, with full restoration projected to take until Thursday due to snowy weather and freezing temperatures.

By Sunday, power was restored to approximately 10,000 to 14,000 households and several hundred businesses, while around 35,000 households remained without electricity, with full restoration projected to take until Thursday due to snowy weather and freezing temperatures.

Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner stated the perpetrators were extremists who attacked the power grid and endangered human lives, including elderly people and families with children, while emergency shelters were established in sports centers and community facilities for affected residents.

Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner stated the perpetrators were extremists who attacked the power grid and endangered human lives, including elderly people and families with children, while emergency shelters were established in sports centers and community facilities for affected residents.

The letter claiming responsibility stated the attack targeted fossil fuel infrastructure and was an act of self-defense, expressing limited sympathy for villa owners while apologizing to less affluent residents impacted by the power cuts.

The letter claiming responsibility stated the attack targeted fossil fuel infrastructure and was an act of self-defense, expressing limited sympathy for villa owners while apologizing to less affluent residents impacted by the power cuts.

A similar attack on electricity infrastructure occurred in Berlin last September, affecting approximately 50,000 households and businesses, with power restored after around 60 hours, though authorities stated the current outage's consequences are more serious.

A similar attack on electricity infrastructure occurred in Berlin last September, affecting approximately 50,000 households and businesses, with power restored after around 60 hours, though authorities stated the current outage's consequences are more serious.

Berlin Cable Fire Leaves 45,000 Without Power; Arson Suspected

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