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Heart of New York goes dark as fire causes blackout in Manhattan

Power outage affects about 38,000 people and disrupts traffic, subway system, businesses and Broadway productions

Authorities say a transformer fire caused a power outage in Manhattan and left businesses without electricity, elevators stuck and subway cars stalled.

The New York Fire Department said the fire started at West 64th Street and West End Avenue and affected at least 38,000 customers as of 8pm on Saturday.

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