Power outage hits 1,480 homes and South Coast Plaza
More than a thousand homes and Costa Mesa’s South Coast Plaza mall lost power for almost an hour Thursday night after a power cable malfunctioned, according to Southern California Edison.
The outage was caused by a failed underground cable at MacArthur Boulevard near Greenville Street, spokeswoman Sally Jeun said.
Jeun said 1,480 houses were affected by the outage, which began at 8:27 p.m. and was fixed by 9:22 p.m.
The outage boundaries were Alton Avenue to the north, the 405 Freeway to the south, Bristol Street to the east and Fairview Road to the west.
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