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Recording a Thunderous Explosion in Antofagasta: the Emergency Left 6,000 People without Electricity

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On Wednesday night, the explosion of an underground electric camera was reported in the southern sector of Antofagasta.The incident occurred in Avenida Cerro Paranal, where residents of the sector spotted smoke minutes before the detonation.In the shared records on social networks, we can see the smoke emanation prior to the thunderous explosion that reached several meters of height and was felt in the surrounding sectors.After the accident, fir…

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On Wednesday night, the explosion of an underground electric camera was reported in the southern sector of Antofagasta.The incident occurred in Avenida Cerro Paranal, where residents of the sector spotted smoke minutes before the detonation.In the shared records on social networks, we can see the smoke emanation prior to the thunderous explosion that reached several meters of height and was felt in the surrounding sectors.After the accident, fir…

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An underground electric camera exploded on Wednesday night in the southern sector of Antofagasta. The incident occurred specifically in Avenida Cerro Paranal, where neighbors alerted about the presence of smoke minutes before the detonation. An audiovisual record of the moment shows the smoke emanating from the camera prior to the explosion. According to the images, the power of the explosion reached several meters of height and, according to wi…

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The electrical distribution company CGE referred to the violent explosion that occurred this Wednesday, February 11, in an underground electrical installation in the sector of Avenida Cerro Paranal de Antofagasta, belonging to the distribution network of the southern area of the commune. “Initially 6,629 customers of the southern sector of the regional capital were affected in their electricity supply. Thanks to the immediate deployment of our t…

A large explosion was recorded at around 21 hours in an underground electric chamber in Cerro Paranal, in the southern sector of Antofagasta, a situation that, although it did not directly affect people or goods, did cause a cut in supply in more than 6,000 homes. The General Electricity Company (CGE) reported that the cause of the failure is under investigation, so it is not possible to rule out any hypotheses, although Governor Ricardo Díaz in…

The explosion of an electric camera occurred in the sector of Avenida Cerro Paranal, sector south of Antofagasta. This article Video Powerful explosion was recorded in the sector south of Antofagasta: There were no injuries was originally published in El Diario de Antofagasta.

On Wednesday night, an explosion was recorded in an underground electric chamber on the sidewalk of Paranal Street, in the Cerro Paranal sector of Antofagasta, generating concern among neighbors and causing a power cut in the area. The incident was spread through user publications on social network X, where audiovisual records of the exact moment were shared. In the videos, a column of smoke emanating from the subsoil before a loud explosion and…

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CNN Chile broke the news in on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
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