Tennis fans were asked to leave a tournament after the government of Chile announced a national emergency.
The incident happened during a match at the Chile Open in Santiago on Tuesday night.
The country experienced a severe power outage, the worst since 2010.
Officials reported that about eight million homes and 14 out of Chile’s 16 regions were affected.
This included the ATP 250 tennis tournament in the capital city.
The tennis event initially continued using generators for power and lights.
Two of the three matches scheduled for the main court were completed.
However, the government put in place a curfew from 10pm to 6am. It was reported that police were present to enforce this curfew.
Therefore, play was stopped at the end of the first set in the match between Federico Coria and Tomas Barrios Vera. The match between Francisco Comesana and Felipe Meligeni Alves on Court 2 was also stopped.
Coria quickly left the court as the announcement was made that tennis had to stop.
Video showed spectators being made to leave the stands.
As they were leaving, the generator power failed, and the stadium was plunged into complete darkness.
The Chile Open stated that they were aware of the national emergency and the government-declared state of emergency starting at 10pm.
They added that following instructions from authorities, they stopped the match and evacuated the venue with security measures.
Play is expected to restart at 2pm local time on Wednesday.
