An electrical fire at the Blue Hills Power Station triggered an island-wide power outage in New Providence early this morning after a suspected underground cable fault caused the explosion of a transformer, according to Bahamas Power and Light (BPL). In its first update around 4am, BPL said an electrical fire at the station had resulted in the complete loss of power supply across New Providence. The company later said preliminary investigations indicate that a suspected underground cable fault caused the explosion of a 15MVA transformer at the Blue Hills Power Station, leading to the island-wide outage. By 7am, power had also been restored to Gladstone Road, Firetrail Road, portions of Carmichael Road and Sears Road. In its latest update at 7.18am, BPL said electricity had been restored to approximately 50 percent of consumers on New Providence.