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Does anyone know what happened? Supposedly a lightning guard wire came down, but how did it manage to cause a wide spread blackout in the process?

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2006 Auckland Blackout	Mbrooke	11/05/16 09:17 PM
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Re: 2006 Auckland Blackout	annemarie1	11/06/16 07:34 PM
Re: 2006 Auckland Blackout	Mbrooke	11/07/16 11:03 PM

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