Forest fire blacks out downtown Caracas’ work day

By Washington Examiner

Published March 25, 2014 7:53pm ET

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Forest fire blacks out downtown Caracas’ work day — CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A forest fire knocked out electricity in parts of Venezuela’s capital for most of Tuesday. The blackout paralyzed subway stations, forced workplaces to close and snarled traffic. Downtown, workers killed time in front of their office buildings while they waited for power to return even as officials’ midday deadline to solve […]

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A forest fire knocked out electricity in parts of Venezuela’s capital for most of Tuesday.

The blackout paralyzed subway stations, forced workplaces to close and snarled traffic. Downtown, workers killed time in front of their office buildings while they waited for power to return even as officials’ midday deadline to solve the problem passed.

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