Overview
- The incident affected the ME-CENTRAL-1 region’s mec1-az2 zone after impacts around 7:30 a.m. ET created sparks and a fire, according to AWS.
- Fire crews cut power to the facility and its generators while extinguishing the blaze, leading to connectivity disruptions and EC2 API errors.
- By late Sunday, AWS reported significant signs of recovery for many EC2 APIs, but said power at the site remained down with no ETA for restoration.
- AWS operates three availability zones in the United Arab Emirates, and it urged customers to shift workloads to other zones or regions where possible.
- AWS has not identified the objects or their origin; the event occurred during broader regional strikes and missile activity reported across Gulf states, which outlets noted without confirming a link.