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What caused the power outage in Spain?

Apr 29, 20259 min
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Episode description

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said a "strong oscillation" in the European grid was behind the unprecedented power outage across Spain and Portugal on Monday.


Both countries saw train stations, phone lines, traffic lights, and ATM machines knocked out.


A large fire has broken out at an electrical substation in West London. This comes a month after a substation fire shut down Heathrow airport.


Plus, ZSL hope to unravel the mystery of 230 film reels found hidden in their archive - some with cryptic titles, some with no title at all.


Tech & Science Daily spoke to Tina Campanella, ZSL’s Bicentenary Project Manager, to find out what help they need from historians and film buffs.


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