Power outage shutters Crossgates Commons Walmart
According to WNYT on August 22nd: An underground cable is being blamed for a power outage that shuttered the Crossgates Commons Walmart for much of Saturday. The power went out around 11 [...]
Third power outage in two months affects thousands in Long Beach
According to the Los Angeles Times on August 15th: Almost 19,500 Southern California Edison customers in Long Beach were left without electricity early Saturday morning after an underground cable failed, the utility reported. [...]
SoCal Edison says most underground electrical vaults need repairs
According to 89.3 KPCC on August 4th: Southern California Edison has rushed to inspect hundreds of underground electrical vaults after five of them exploded in two separate incidents in Long Beach, leaving [...]
UNDERGROUND VAULT EXPLOSION TRIGGERS POWER OUTAGE IN LONG BEACH FOR 2ND TIME THIS MONTH
According to ABC7 on July 30th: An underground vault explosion triggered a power outage in downtown Long Beach Thursday afternoon for the second time this month, police said. Residents reported hearing a [...]
Explosions rock city’s electrical grid
According to Richmond-Times Dispatch on July 24th: Lyn Bew noticed white smoke trickling from a manhole cover on Richmond’s East Main Street on Friday morning before he drove over it and parked [...]
Power Restored to 1,700 Customers in Castaic Following Underground Explosion, Fire
According to KTLA5 on July 20th: A power outage in Castaic on Monday night temporarily left 1,747 people in the dark following an explosion and underground fire that were possibly caused by [...]
Day 2 of outage leaves Long Beach residents scavenging for electricity, seeing spoiled food pile up
According to LA Times on July 17th: Preston Andres is one of thousands of Long Beach residents left without power for more than two days this week. He threw out the perishable [...]
UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL FIRE TRIGGERS WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGE IN LONG BEACH
According to ABC7 on July 16th: An underground electrical fire which blew off manhole covers in downtown Long Beach left nearly 5,000 people without power in the area. The fire was reported [...]
Power Failure Ends Opening Day Early at Six Flags St. Louis
According to Travel Pulse: A power outage around 4 p.m. Friday cut opening day short at Six Flags St. Louis, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Six Flags St. Louis tweeted "We have experienced a power [...]
Underground Explosions Toss Manhole Covers
According to IndyStar News: A utility consultant warned three years ago that manhole explosions would continue to rock Downtown Indianapolis three to five times a year and that Indianapolis Power & Light [...]