In L'Hospitalet, residents and businesses in La Florida and Collblanc were still waiting for full electricity service overnight after temporary generators installed to restore supply caught fire. The setback interrupted Endesa's recovery work after substation faults cut power across the Barcelona metropolitan area.
Endesa said the original incident involved faults at substations in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Cornellà de Llobregat on Monday night. Red Eléctrica said the first incident was recorded at 22.43, affecting around 63,000 customers, and a second at 23.39 affected a further 14,000.
The fire delayed restoration in the two neighbourhoods, which were among the local areas affected by the wider outage. For background on the network work in the city, see our coverage of Endesa's Barcelona grid upgrades and the Community tag for local service updates.
For anyone still affected, the practical next step is to check the live outage pages of Endesa and e-distribución, and follow notices from the Ajuntament de L'Hospitalet. The council has opened advice for neighbours and traders.
The source material does not state a cause for the generator fire, so that remains unconfirmed in the official notices reviewed for this article. Barcelona City Council said electricity had been re-established in Barcelona, while updates continued for other affected municipalities.
Residents who need local guidance can check the Ajuntament de L'Hospitalet notice or use the council's official website. BARNA's Source Transparency page explains how official notices are verified, and our Sport tag is available for readers following wider city coverage.
Primary sources: Ajuntament de L'Hospitalet, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Protecció Civil de Barcelona.
