Power restored to most parts of Durban

DURBAN - Power has been restored to most parts of Durban.

On Tuesday night, about half of the city was plunged into darkness following a major disruption at the Klaarwater substation.

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Ethekwini's head of electricity Maxwell Mthembu explains.

"What happened is that we had a flashover that took over at our Klaarwater substation. It took one line down," he said.

"It caused a big bang and something that looked like fire. We're still investigating the cause of the line falling down on the ground."