A fire at the main power plant on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico has left one and a half million people without power.<br /><br /> This is the fire that appears to have caused an electricity outage in the whole of Puerto Rico #ApagonPR pic.twitter.com/10AMbA1cPz— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) September 21, 2016<br /><br /> Authorities say the outage caused another fifteen fires across the US territory because of malfunctioning generators.<br /><br /> Heavy storms had been affecting the area where the power plant is located on the south of the island.<br /><br /> The power company is struggling with a nine-billion dollar US debt .. and management says it needs more revenue to update what it says is outdated equipment.<br /><br /> The blackout brought traffic chaos and many train services in the capital San Juan were cancelled. <br /><br /> Local media reported that firefighters had put out the blaze but it was not clear when full power would be restored.<br /><br /> Massive Power Outage Reported In Puerto Rico https://t.co/lCsLIBzvLZ— NPR (@NPR) September 21, 2016<br />
