"We are looking into the likelihood of a fire being started deliberately," said a spokesperson for the French national gendarmerie, adding that no arrests had been made at this stage.

An electrical transformer was set on fire in what appears to be an act of vandalism. Some 45,000 homes were temporarily without power in Nice and some neighboring towns. Power was restored by early Sunday morning.

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The reason for the power outage in the western part of the French department of Alpes-Maritimes, including in In Cannes, there was an arson attack at one of the power plants, as well as the destruction of power transmission poles.

Bringing a turbulent world together through cinema, the 78th Cannes Film Festival went off largely without a hitch, despite hosting a day of films honoring Ukraine at the outset and provocative films from both Israel and Gaza in various sections.

Nice following the one that affected the Cannes area on Saturday. The intentional fire of an electrical transformer caused a new massive blackout in southern France in the early hours of Sunday. More than 45,

Local authorities in France's Alpes-Maritimes region on Saturday reported a major electricity outage in parts of the region, including Cannes city, which is hosting its annual film festival. RTE, the electricity transmission system operator of France,