Fire-caused power outage hits trains in Tokyo area, 236,000 affected

A fire at a major substation facility near Tokyo run by East Japan Railway Co. caused a power outage on Sunday, forcing the operator to temporarily suspend train services on a number of lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area and affecting around 236,000 people, the company said.The local fire department in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, received a call around 12:55 p.m. reporting a fire at the substation facility in the city. The fire was brought under control three and a half hours later and no one was injured, according to the local police and the fire department.The cause of the fire is still…READ FULL ARTICLE