On August 14, 2003 (July 17, 2003 in the lunar calendar), a large-scale power outage occurred in the northeastern United States and parts of Canada. On August 14, 2003, a large-scale power outage occurred in the northeastern United States and parts of Canada, and 60 fires broke out in New York City that night. The 29-hour power outage cost New York $1.05 billion. The picture shows a female traffic police officer lighting a lighting indicator on the street in front of the United Nations headquarters building in New York, USA, on August 15, 2003.