Bahamas news brief
Lightning strike sparks fire, leads to widespread BPL outages
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PUBLISHEDSep 23, 2026, 2:32 PM
What the source reports
A LIGHTNING strike sparked a fire at a transformer serving Bahamas Power and Light’s rental generation plant at Blue Hills early Tuesday, knocking generating units offline and triggering power outages across New Providence.
Main source: The Tribune 242
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