The Nation - News from July 8, 1985
Power was restored within eight hours for a million Utah residents who were plunged into darkness when a lightning bolt slammed into a Salt Lake City substation, utility officials said. Crews were working through the night to restore service to about 300 homes. The Utah Power & Light Co. said the outage caused little damage.
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