Google Cloud outage hits India after fire at third-party data centre triggers emergency shutdown
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Summary
Google Cloud experienced intermittent network disruptions for customers in India after a fire at a third-party data centre triggered an emergency power shutdown. The incident isolated a local point of presence in Delhi and reduced network capacity across the metropolitan area. Google Cloud did not disclose when the fire occurred or whether it caused property damage or injuries.
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The cloud-computing unit said the fire led to an emergency power shutdown at the facility, isolating a local point of presence in Delhi and reducing network capacity across the metropolitan area.
Google Cloud did not say when the fire occurred or whether it caused property damage or injuries.
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