THREE blackouts at Wheelock Place on Monday paralysed the
shopping mall, plunging it into darkness for between 15 and 35
minutes each time.
They happened over five hours. The first took place at about
10.30am and lasted 15 minutes; the second happened at 1pm and went
on for 35 minutes; and the third, which lasted 15 minutes, happened
at 3pm.
By 7pm, power had returned to most parts of the mall, but some
escalators were still not working.
Restaurants were the most badly affected when the power went out
during lunchtime. Cedele restaurant manager Matheo Gomes, 29, said
everything in the outlet came to a halt when the electrical supply
stopped during the busiest time for the eatery.
'Customers at four tables left because of the wait. We had a lot
of food wastage as a result,' he said.
He added that the restaurant might have lost as many as half its
lunchtime customers.
