33,000 without power as fire struck electrical substation in Florida

A fire at an electrical substation plunged most of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, into darkness on Tuesday night, a spokesman for the local power company, Florida Power & Light, said.

The spokesman, Sebastian Manrique, said more than 33,000 of the utility's customers were without power following the incident. Florida Power & Light is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc.