A fire in south-western Berlin, which damaged several high-voltage cables, could leave up to 45,000 households without power until January 8.⁣ ⁣ Some may also be without heating as the outage has affected local systems, at a time when the German capital is blanketed in snow and temperatures are hovering around freezing.⁣ ⁣ Local police said they are investigating the incident, which took place early in the day, as a possible arson attack.⁣ ⁣ "We expect a full restart of all customers by Thursday afternoon," the company said in a statement, noting it would require the installation of new cables.⁣ ⁣ It said some 2,200 commercial entities were also affected and mobile phone services and landlines might also be impacted.⁣ ⁣ #germany #berlin #fire #energy #power