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Berlin Power Outage Continues After Cable Bridge Arson, 16 Schools Closed Through Wednesday

Officials expect to restore all customers by Thursday following damage to lines serving the Lichterfelde power plant.

Overview

  • Roughly 38,000 households and more than 2,000 businesses remain without power after Stromnetz Berlin reconnected about 7,000 homes and 150 commercial customers overnight.
  • The education authority said 16 schools in Steglitz‑Zehlendorf will remain shut through Wednesday, while two previously listed sites will open after heating and systems were stabilized.
  • Kitas in the affected area will be closed on Monday, with emergency childcare beginning Tuesday and details to be communicated by the authorities.
  • Emergency supervision is available at designated host schools, and children staying in other districts may be accepted as guest pupils.
  • Interior Senator Iris Spranger said a claim of responsibility received by authorities is authentic, as investigators probe the deliberate fire on the Teltowkanal cable bridge.