{
  "id": 15121481,
  "title": "Ho Chi Minh City metro line stops running for 1 hour after power outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/ho-chi-minh-city-metro-line-stops-running-for-1-hour-after-power",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T04:51:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress International",
    "slug": "vnexpress-international",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/traffic/ho-chi-minh-city-metro-line-stops-running-for-1-hour-after-power-outage-5133529.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A power outage caused the Ho Chi Minh City metro's Ben Thanh–Suoi Tien line to halt operations for an hour on October 8, 2025. The incident began at 7:04 a.m. when the 220 kV Thu Duc substation lost power due to a fault in the national power transmission system, affecting 14 trains. Services resumed at 7:57 a.m. after the power issue was resolved and the metro operator, HURC1, collaborated with the Southern Power System Dispatch Center to restore the supply. This marks the first time the line has faced a service disruption caused by a grid-originated power failure since its commercial launch in December 2024. The metro line, which stretches nearly 20 km and serves around 70,000 passenger trips daily, has previously experienced disruptions from lightning strikes, with the most recent one on October 7 lasting about four minutes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}