 The company said a downed power line started a fire on August 8th, but by mid-morning, that fire was completely extinguished. It's still unclear whether the plaintiffs will agree to the settlement. Craig Allen, NPR News. Airlines around the world canceled hundreds of flights again today after yesterday's technology disruption. Thousands more flights were delayed. The cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says it was not a cyber attack, but a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows that led to Internet outages around the world.