{"id":2438704,"date":"2025-05-24T14:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T18:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arson-suspected-as-power-outage-in-southeast-france-disrupts-final-day-of-cannes-film-festival-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-24T14:12:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T18:12:05","slug":"arson-suspected-as-power-outage-in-southeast-france-disrupts-final-day-of-cannes-film-festival-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arson-suspected-as-power-outage-in-southeast-france-disrupts-final-day-of-cannes-film-festival-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Arson suspected as power outage in southeast France disrupts final day of Cannes Film Festival &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farson-suspected-as-power-outage-in-southeast-france-disrupts-final-day-of-cannes-film-festival-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2438704&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A power outage in southeast France, suspected to be linked to arson, disrupted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-impeachment-updates-house-reconvenes-to-debate-trump-impeachment\/\" title=\"Live impeachment updates: House reconvenes to debate Trump impeachment\">final day<\/a> of the Cannes Film Festival, notably affecting the closing ceremony. The outage, which occurred after a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high-voltage line fell<\/a>, left approximately 160,000 households without electricity. Authorities are investigating a fire at an electrical substation that might have contributed to the outage.Power was restored hours before the ceremony, leading to celebrations among locals as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aging-rockers-quietly-crawl-back-to-spotify-after-short-lived-joe-rogan-protest\/\" title=\"Aging Rockers Quietly Crawl Back To Spotify After Short-Lived Joe Rogan Protest\">music returned<\/a> to the area. Despite the initial chaos, festival organizers assured that all scheduled events, including the prestigious Palme d&#8217;Or award ceremony, would proceed as planned. Traffic disruptions and other inconveniences were reported throughout Cannes and nearby cities. The examination into the cause of the outage and potential sabotage is ongoing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Arson suspected as power outage in southeast France disrupts final day of Cannes Film Festival<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2130170\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>CANNES, France (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> French authorities believe arson may have played a role in a power outage Saturday in southeast France that threatened to jeopardize the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/cannes-film-festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Cannes Film Festival&rsquo;s<\/a>&nbsp;closing celebrations, including the much-anticipated Palme d&rsquo;Or ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Power was restored hours before the ceremony, around 3 p.m. local time, as music began blasting again from beachfront speakers. The end of the blackout was greeted with loud cheers from locals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3420868\/dc-enforces-youth-curfew-memorial-day-weekend\/\">DC enforces youth curfew for Memorial Day weekend after string of violence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3420118\/elias-rodriguez-federal-charges-first-degree-murder-israeli-embassy-staffers\/\">Elias Rodriguez hit with federal charges in murder of Israeli Embassy staffers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3419770\/obama-clinton-adviser-tom-kerr-antiques-theft\/\">Democratic adviser to Clinton, Obama accused of stealing antiques valued over $2,000<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Authorities were investigating the likelihood of arson in a fire at an electrical substation near Cannes that weakened the grid overnight, a spokesperson for the French national gendarmerie said.<\/p>\n<p>The power outage happened hours later, after a high-voltage line fell at another location. Authorities were investigating what caused that line to collapse.<\/p>\n<p>About 160,000 households in the Alpes-Maritimes area lost electricity.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Laurent Hottiaux, the prefect for the area, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-board-to-vote-on-requiring-number-of-ballots-to-equal-voters\/\" title=\"GA Board To Vote On Requiring Number Of Ballots To Equal Voters\">condemned &#038;ldquo<\/a>;serious acts of damage to electrical infrastructures.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All resources are mobilized to identify, track down, arrest and bring to justice the perpetrators of these acts,&rdquo; said Hottiaux.<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cannes-2025-palme-dor-awards-72ccfe497665406489f8a9b997eda224\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cannes-film-festival-opening-robert-de-niro-035fd29f2b532f26c2e55e5729ae5998\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cannes-film-festival-2025-what-to-know-4bbc9fc9cef28fcc831e630ddc34a35b\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cannes-2025-doom-gloom-movies-mood-ff276fba43706e6ac48833112795ffc4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Cannes Film Festival<\/a>&nbsp;organizers confirmed the outage affected the early activities of Saturday and said the Palais des Festivals &mdash; the Croisette&rsquo;s main venue &mdash; had switched to an independent power supply.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All scheduled events and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jafar-panahi-cannes-iran-new-movie-325b4ef247493bd7f948758eb5113acd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">screenings<\/a>, including the Closing Ceremony, will proceed as planned and under normal conditions,&rdquo; the statement said. &ldquo;At this stage, the cause of the outage has not yet been identified. Restoration efforts are underway.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Traffic lights in parts of Cannes and the surrounding city of Antibes stopped working after 10 a.m., leading to traffic jams and confusion in city centers. Most shops along the Croisette remained closed, and local food kiosks were only accepting cash. Train service in Cannes was also disrupted.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3420820\/twelve-people-injured-hamburg-stabbing-train-station-germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TWELVE PEOPLE INJURED IN STABBING AT HAMBURG TRAIN STATION, AUTHORITIES SAY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Screenings at the Cineum, one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jack-black-addresses-controversial-trump-joke-sparks-deportation-warning-is-tenacious-d-over\/\" title=\"Jack Black addresses controversial Trump joke, sparks deportation warning. Is Tenacious D over?\">festival&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s satellite venues, were briefly suspended, the festival added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cannes-2025-palme-dor-awards-72ccfe497665406489f8a9b997eda224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The Palme d&rsquo;Or<\/a>&nbsp;&mdash; the festival&rsquo;s most prestigious prize &mdash; was set to be awarded Saturday night, with top contenders including Joachim Trier&rsquo;s family drama &ldquo;Sentimental Value,&rdquo; Jafar Panahi&rsquo;s revenge thriller &ldquo;It Was Just an Accident,&rdquo; Kleber Mendon&ccedil;a Filho&rsquo;s political thriller &ldquo;The Secret Agent,&rdquo; and &Oacute;liver Laxe&rsquo;s desert road trip &ldquo;Sir&acirc;t.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2130170\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2130170\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arson suspected in power outage disrupting Cannes Film Festival<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2438705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crime_Police_vb8.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[13856,55846,39564],"class_list":["post-2438704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-arson","tag-cannes-film-festival","tag-power-outage"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crime_Police_vb8.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2438704"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2438708,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438704\/revisions\/2438708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2438705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2438704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2438704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2438704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}