As one of France's hottest days on record unfolded on 23 June, exasperated people painted white chalk on their windows to screen out the sun. Paris's Eiffel Tower closed early. The chunky metal box malfunctioned, initially leaving more than 100,000 people without power. It was a heat related incident, according to local authorities, external . Videos posted to social media appeared to show a plume of smoke rising from the stricken transformer. A spokeswoman for power company RTE...
