A power substation and an electricity pylon were vandalised overnight in the region around France's Cannes, which has been hit by a major blackout on the final day of its film festival, officials ...

Blackout brings Cannes Film Festival to a halt as police suspect 'sabotage'. Around 160,000 homes are estimated to be without power after a fire at a substation.

According to France 3, one of the two malicious acts that led to the blackout was arson committed at the high-voltage substation in the Tanneron commune PARIS, May 24. /TASS/. The French National ...

French authorities on Sunday blamed sabotage and ordered heightened security after a fire at an electricity sub-station in Nice caused the second major power blackout in two days along the Riviera.