Drone strike in western Libya torches a power substation, triggering outages
- CAIRO -- A drone strike ignited a fire at a electrical facility in a western Libyan city on Wednesday, knocking the facility out of service in the latest of a wave of attacks on energy and oil facilities that threaten to plunge the country into further chaos.
- The state-run General Electricity Company said in a statement that a power substation in the city of Zawiya, which links power plants to homes and businesses, was completely burned down.
- The city of about 250,000 people has been rattled by a series of drone strikes that hit oil and power infrastructures.
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- CAIRO -- A drone strike ignited a fire at a electrical facility in a western Libyan city on Wednesday, knocking the facility out of service in the latest of a wave of attacks on energy and oil facilities that threaten to plunge the country into further chaos.
- The state-run General Electricity Company said in a statement that a power substation in the city of Zawiya, which links power plants to homes and businesses, was completely burned down.
- The city of about 250,000 people has been rattled by a series of drone strikes that hit oil and power infrastructures.
Sources: ABC News