As President Trump and Joe Biden went head-to-head in their final presidential debate, Boston, Mass. experienced a mass blackout on Thursday night and nobody knows why.
Residents took to social media, posting photos of blackened skyscrapers and other buildings in the city. The outage began sometime after 10 p.m. EST, and began coming back on around 10:48 p.m.
NEW: Reports of a blackout in Boston. pic.twitter.com/Zt2lnAcrWj
— Geoff Pilkington (@geoffpilkington) October 23, 2020
Another video shows cars navigating a busy intersection without power.
Here’s a video from Steve as well pic.twitter.com/YPsQnnfNig
— Mike Saccone (@mikesacconetv) October 23, 2020
One photo captured a spooky scene in one area of the city without power.
Big power outage in the Back Bay. Spooky too see a mostly dark Pru. #boston #poweroutage pic.twitter.com/KIJD6ww3mj
— Ben Papandrea (@BenPapandrea) October 23, 2020
The same user posted a photo of the scene when the power was restored.
Power just came back at 10:48. #Boston #poweroutage pic.twitter.com/GPBNBdfzMt
— Ben Papandrea (@BenPapandrea) October 23, 2020
The Boston Police Department had acknowledged the outage, tweeting, “It has come to the attention of the Boston Police Department that there is a power outage in the area of Back Bay. Eversource is aware of the situation and they are responding.”
It has come to the attention of the Boston Police Department that there is a power outage in the area of Back Bay. Eversource is aware of the situation and they are responding.
— Boston Police Dept. (@bostonpolice) October 23, 2020
Another photo showed the darkened city skyline with fog hanging above.
Power outage in Boston the skyline is dark @ericfisher pic.twitter.com/svOeuomZ2o
— AdrianneHD (@AdrianneHaslet) October 23, 2020
Another photo shows buildings illuminated only by lights of passing vehicles.
#Boston #Blackout pic.twitter.com/TkNsQ13Nzf
— This Year Is Hell (@BostonIsHome) October 23, 2020
Diners were photographed carrying on their meals at one restaurant that lost power.
People are still finishing their dinners, despite the blackout! #boston #backbay #blackout #backbayblackout @universalhub pic.twitter.com/a4gNK14UB4
— Sangwiche (@TreJiraf) October 23, 2020
