Overview
- The outage struck streets around Warschauer Straße in Berlin-Friedrichshain on Wednesday and left thousands without power for about half an hour.
- Stromnetz Berlin initially reported an unexplained medium‑voltage fault and then said a cable likely broken during nearby excavation work caused the disruption.
- About 3,000 households and roughly 300 commercial customers lost electricity, affecting shops and local systems along Grünberger Straße, Krossener Straße and adjacent blocks.
- Repair crews worked to restore supply and completed reconnections to all affected customers after a short outage, with the operator earlier giving an estimated restoration time around 12:30.
- The incident highlights the vulnerability of buried distribution cables to construction damage and could prompt follow-up checks of excavation safeguards and coordination with contractors.