India, May 22 -- At least a dozen families residing across luxury and affordable housing societies in sectors 99 to 102 along the Dwarka expressway suffered a massive power outage of up to 10 hours until Thursday morning after underground feeder cables supplying electricity to these areas allegedly caught fire from overheating, residents said.

According to officials of the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (DHBVNL), the feeders caught fire between 11.20pm and 11.30pm at their origin outside the Sector 9 substation. Officials added that they temporarily shut down the electricity supply as a precautionary measure.

The fire department was alerted and tenders were rushed to the 220kV substation to douse the flames.

However, a seni...