Lightning strike knocks out power at Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex
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November 6, 2025
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A lightning strike is believed to have caused the power outage at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC) on Thursday afternoon, according to North-Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) chairman Dr Tim Gopeesingh.
Efforts are currently underway to reconnect electricity to the facility.
Earlier today, social media posts circulated claiming that the entire complex, including the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and High Dependency Unit (HDU), which house critically ill patients, were in darkness following the outage.
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