Google Cloud India Outage After Fire
Google Cloud said some customers in India faced intermittent network disruptions after a fire at a third-party data centre triggered an emergency shutdown of networking equipment. The incident affected traffic from major Indian cities, including Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai.
Google Cloud India Outage
The disruption occurred after a fire at a third-party facility led to an emergency power shutdown. Google Cloud said the shutdown isolated a local point of presence in Delhi and reduced network capacity across the metropolitan area.
The company did not disclose when the fire occurred or whether there were any injuries or property damage. It said restoration efforts were underway and that teams were exploring traffic mitigation measures to reduce the impact.
Delhi Data Centre Fire
The fire-related shutdown affected network traffic from Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and nearby regions. Google Cloud said customers experienced periods of elevated latency, which can slow down apps, websites and business systems dependent on cloud services.
The incident highlights how disruptions at data centre infrastructure can affect digital services beyond the immediate location. Cloud platforms are widely used by companies for data processing, artificial intelligence tools, applications and internal systems.
Google Cloud Network Disruption
Google Cloud said there was no workaround available while restoration work continued. The disruption underlined the dependence of businesses and users on cloud infrastructure for daily digital operations.
Google Cloud is one of the world’s major cloud service providers, competing with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Any service disruption can have a wider impact on enterprises using cloud platforms for critical workloads.
