New video shows damage to equipment that caused airport power outage

ATLANTA — Channel 2 Action News has obtained photos of the damage to the Georgia Power equipment that caused a massive power outage at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Georgia Power said the "photos show our underground facility with excessive fire damage shown on our switchboard and circuits. Crews were working diligently to assess the damage and repair it.”

Monday afternoon, Georgia Power released new video from inside the tunnel where the fire happened.

In a statement from Georgia Power late Sunday night, the utility company said they believe “a piece of Georgia Power switchgear located in an underground electrical facility could have failed and started a fire. This fire was located adjacent to redundant circuit cables and switching mechanisms serving the airport and those cables were damaged, resulting in the outage and loss of redundant service methods.”

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Georgia Power said they are still investigating the incident.

The effects of the outage could be felt at airports across the country. The FAA ordered a ground stop on all flights headed to the airport due to the power outage. International flights into Atlanta were being diverted to other airports.

More than 400 flights were canceled Monday.

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